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The Northwest Horse Source is your all breed, all discipline resource covering the care, training, keeping and enjoyment of horses. Check out the latest Outbreak Alerts!
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This alert is an equine related disease outbreak or other emergency, disaster, or critical announcement in our distribution area. Alerts regularly include Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, and sometimes Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Arizona.
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Confirmed Case(s) - Official Quarantine
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Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture
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Number Confirmed: 4
Number Suspected: Unknown
Number Exposed: Unknown
Facility Type: Private Facility
Comments: On May 17th, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, confirmed a finding of vesicular stomatitis New Jersey virus (VSNJV) on an equine premises in San Diego County, California. One horse, an 11-year-old Quarter Horse mare, on the premises met confirmed vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) index case definition with compatible clinical signs and virus isolation positive results for VSNJV on swabs from oral lesions. Additionally, three other equine premises in San Diego County, California, have now met subsequent confirmed case definition with compatible clinical signs and real-time RT-PCR detection for VSNJV. This is the 2023 VSV index case for the United States and 3 subsequent VSV cases for California. The situation report is posted publicly on the APHIS website and is accessible at the following link: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/equine/vsv/vesicular-stomatitis
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