Anonymous ID: f92c8d Dec. 18, 2020, 7:47 a.m. No.12079415   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV)

 

https://www.agriculture.ks.gov/divisions-programs/division-of-animal-health/animal-diseases/vesicular-stomatitis

 

What is VSV? VSV is a viral disease that primarily affects horses, also cattle and occasionally swine, sheep, goats, llamas, and alpacas. Although humans can also become infected with the disease when handling affected animals, resulting in flu-like symptoms, this is a rare event. Vesicular stomatitis is known to be an endemic disease in the warmer regions of North, Central, and South America, and outbreaks of the disease in other temperate geographic parts of the hemisphere occur sporadically. The Southwestern and Western United States have experienced a number of vesicular stomatitis outbreaks, including a significant outbreak in 2015. Outbreaks usually occur during the warmer months, often along waterways. VSV is a state reportable disease. VSV was last isolated in the U.S. during the 2019 VSV outbreak, when eight states including Kansas reported confirmed VSV cases.