Published Date: 2005-05-02 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (AZ)
Archive Number: 20050502.1218

VESICULAR STOMATITIS, EQUINE - USA (ARIZONA)
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Date: 2 May 2005
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Source: Official release from USDA, APHIS [edited]
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The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa
have confirmed the finding of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in a horse on
a premises in Maricopa County, Arizona. This is the 1st case of VS
detected in Arizona in 2005. Arizona had no cases of VS in 2004.
The NVSL complement fixation (CF) test results showed that the ill
horse had a 4-fold increase in antibodies to the New Jersey strain of
VS virus in paired sera collected on 19 and 27 Apr 2005. No VS virus
was isolated from this horse. The 5-year-old gelding was purchased at
auction about 3 weeks prior to the owner noticing "sores" in his
mouth on 16 Apr 2005 and eventual sloughing of the dorsal epithelium
of the tongue.
APHIS Veterinary Services and the Arizona Department of Agriculture
will continue to monitor the situation and conduct response
activities in an effort to minimize trade restrictions.
For additional information on vesicular stomatitis, please refer to
the following APHIS webpage:
<http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/vs/vs.html>.
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[Vesicular stomatitis is of particular concern, because it initially
resembles foot and mouth disease. However, FMD does not affect horses,
whereas vesicular stomatitis can affect horses, cattle and pigs. - Mod.TG]
[It would be interesting to know where the affected animal came from (New
Mwxico? -- see refs; below), and search for more cases there. - Mod.JW]

See Also

Vesicular stomatitis, equine & bovine - USA (NM): OIE 20050430.1202
Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (NM) 20050428.1184
2004
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Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (CO)(02) 20041124.3148
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (multistate) (02) 20040908.2505
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (multistate): CO, NM 20040828.2402
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (TX, NM, CO): OIE (03)
20040802.2110
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (TX,NM,CO) (02) 20040725.2028
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (TX, NM, CO) 20040708.1837
Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (CO) 20040706.1813
Vesicular stomatitis, bovine - USA (TX)(05): OIE 20040706.1806
Vesicular stomatitis, equine, bovine - USA (TX, NM) 20040701.1754
Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (TX, NM) 20040619.1640
Vesicular stomatitis, equine - USA (NM) 20040608.1538
Vesicular stomatitis - USA (TX) (04) 20040529.1466
Vesicular stomatitis - USA (TX) (03): OIE 20040521.1367
Vesicular stomatitis - USA (TX) (02) 20040520.1354
Vesicular stomatitis - USA (TX) 20040520.1350
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