Vesicular Stomatitis
(VS) in Texas Update
The Texas Animal Health
Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of eight new cases of Vesicular
Stomatitis (VS) in horses in Central Texas. Five new premises are located in
Travis County and three new premises are in Bastrop County.
- One premises is located 4 miles east of Webberville in Bastrop County
- One premises is located 6 miles southeast of Spicewood in Travis County
- One premises is located 8 miles northwest of Bastrop in Bastrop County
- One premises is located 4 miles east of Webberville in Bastrop County
- One premises is located 4 miles northwest of Webberville in Travis County
- One premises is located 2 miles south of Garfield in Travis County
- One premises is located 3.5 miles northwest of Webberville in Travis County
- One premises is located 2.5 miles northwest of Webberville in Travis County
To date, 21 premises in eight Texas counties have been confirmed
with VS. Affected counties include(d): Kinney, Hidalgo, San Patricio, Nueces,
Jim Wells, Bastrop, Travis and Guadalupe counties. Four premises have been
released from quarantine:
1 in Kinney county, 2 in Nueces county and 1 in San Patricio county.
*Case= A premises;
a location*