Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.thehorse.com/articles/34299/number-of-colorado-facilities-with-equine-vs-jumps-to-21


Number of Colorado Facilities with Equine VS Jumps to 21

By Edited Press Release
Jul 30, 2014

The Colorado Department of Agriculture?s State Veterinarian?s Office has now placed 21 locations under quarantine after horses tested positive for vesicular stomatitis (VS), the agency announced July 30. The quarantines are located in Boulder, Broomfield, El Paso, Larimer, and Weld counties; results on additional tests in other counties are pending...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Colorado: Facilities under VS quarantine jumps to 69

Re: Colorado: Facilities under VS quarantine jumps to 69

Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_2...ses-around-state-show-signs?source=JBarTicker

Quarantine called after horses around Colorado show signs of VS disease
By Anthony Cotton
The Denver Post
Posted: 08/06/2014 07:18:47 PM MDT
Updated: about 10 hours ago

The Colorado Department of Agriculture's state veterinarian's office has placed 69 locations under quarantine after horses and one cow tested positive for Vesicular Stomatitis.

The quarantines are in Adams, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Larimer and Weld counties...

 

[Emily]

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 69

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 69

Photo of the tongue of a horse with vesicular stomatitis shown in this article illustrates how aggressive the virus is. Currently they don't think infected humans get this kind of damage.

http://horsetalk.co.nz/2014/07/31/surge-cases-vesicular-stomatitis-colorado-horses/#axzz3AJe7dj2G

Read more: http://horsetalk.co.nz/2014/07/31/surge-cases-vesicular-stomatitis-colorado-horses/#ixzz3AJgV8tdZ
Surge in cases of vesicular stomatitis in Colorado horses
By Horsetalk.co.nz on Jul 31, 2014

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 133

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 133

Source: http://www.9news.com/story/news/loc...preading-rapidly-in-colorado-horses/14171099/

Virus spreading rapidly in Colorado horses
4 p.m. MDT August 16, 2014

LITTLETON - At least 201 horses currently have Vesicular Stomatitis in Colorado. It's an infectious viral disease that creates sores in horses.

Lesions are often found in the mouth, tongue and coronaryband. Dr. Barbara Page at the Colorado Equine Clinic has seen several cases and is alarmed by what she says is a 300% jump in cases over the last week...

...Currently an animal with Vesicular Stomatitis is quarantined for 21 days to heal. There is no vaccine for the virus. Currently 133 premises on the state have quarantined horses.

Humans can contract the virus although it is rare. Be sure to wash your hands after handling any animal.

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 184

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine jumps to 184

Source: http://www.cpr.org/news/story/colo-...-cattle-farms-stem-vesicular-stomatitis-virus

(Click above to access audio interview with state veterinarian)

Colo. quarantines 184 horse and cattle farms to stem Vesicular Stomatitis virus
Mark Bevis

Colorado?s Department of Agriculture has expanded its quarantine of horse and cattle operations to eight counties in the state.

Currently, 184 facilities are restricted from transferring their animals. Officials are trying to stem the spread of a highly contagious virus called Vesicular Stomatitis...

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Colorado: Facilities under Vesicular Stomatitis quarantine

Source: http://www.journal-advocate.com/sterling-local_news/ci_26904296/3rd-logan-county-quarantine-added

3rd Logan County quarantine added
Mild fall weather keeping flies viable
By Sara Waite

Journal-Advocate managing editor
Posted: 11/10/2014 07:02:17 AM MST

The Colorado Department of Agriculture's State Veterinarian's Office added another seven quarantines, including one in Logan County, to the locations affected by vesicular stomatitis this week.

In a release Thursday, the department said 51 locations are under active quarantine in Colorado ? three of them in Logan County ? while 300 of the quarantines that have been enacted since the start of the viral outbreak this year have been released.

Mild fall weather is being blamed for a "prolonged season" for the virus's spread...