Vesicular Stomatitis
Vesicular Stomatitis 2004/2005/2006 U.S. Outbreak (2006 USAHA Conference presentation, Microsoft Powerpoint, posted 10/18/06)
2006 Vesicular Stomatitis Situation
- Dates: August 17, 2006 - December 24, 2006
- 2006 Final Summary
- Timeline and Background Information for the 2006 vesicular stomatitis situation
- Final 2006 Map: United States - case positive premises, 2006
- Interstate / International Movement Information
2005 Vesicular Stomatitis Situation
- Dates: April 27, 2005 through April 11, 2006
- 2005 Final Summary
- Timeline and Background Information for the 2005 vesicular stomatitis situation
- Final 2005 Maps:
- United States - case positive premises, 2005
- Arizona - case positive premises, 2005
- Colorado - case positive premises, 2005
- Idaho - case positive premises, 2005
- Montana - case positive premises, 2005
- Nebraska - case positive premises, 2005
- New Mexico - case positive premises, 2005
- Texas - case positive premises, 2005
- Utah - case positive premises, 2005
- Wyoming - case positive premises, 2005
2004 Vesicular Stomatitis Situation
- Dates: May 18, 2004 - January 14, 2005
- 2004 Final Summary
- Final 2004 Map: United States - case positive premises, 2004
Surveillance Information
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) surveillance is conducted by the State Departments of Agriculture in conjunction with USDA - APHIS - Veterinary Services. Veterinary practitioners examine all animals involved in shows, exhibitions, races, and interstate or international movement.
Disease Information
Vesicular stomatitis is a viral disease which primarily affects horses, cattle, and swine. The agent that causes vesicular stomatitis, VSV, has a wide host range and can occasionally infect sheep and goats. In affected livestock, VSV causes blister-like lesions to form in the mouth and on the dental pad, tongue, lips, nostrils, hooves, and teats. These blisters swell and break, leaving raw tissue that is so painful that infected animals generally refuse to eat and drink and show signs of lameness. Severe weight loss usually follows, and in dairy cows a severe drop in milk production commonly occurs. Affected dairy cattle can appear to be normal and will continue to eat about half of their feed intake.
- Vesicular stomatitis - information from the 2005 U.S. Animal Health Report
- Vesicular Stomatitis - Questions & Answers
- Vesicular Stomatitis Fact Sheet (USDA APHIS)
- Vesicular Stomatitis ... or Foot-and-Mouth Disease? (USDA APHIS)
- Interstate Movement
- State Movement Requirements - U.S. State and Territory Animal Import Regulations (APHIS VS)
- State Veterinarians - contact information
- Federal Veterinary Services Offices and Veterinarians (AVIC) - contact information
- International Movement
- International Movement Requirements - International Animal Export Regulations (APHIS VS)
- Laboratory Information - Diagnostic samples may be submitted to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa for vesicular stomatitis antibody testing.
- How to submit samples: International and Interstate Testing of Animals for Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Antibodies - information sheet provided by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory.