Vesicular Stomatitis -- United States
A highly contagious virus affecting cattle and horses has put area producers on alert. Vesicular stomatitis, or VSV, has been found in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. According to the Texas Animal Health Commission, the closest case of VSV has been reported in the Abilene area, one county away from the Amarillo reporting region.
VSV is of concern due to the similarities with foot-and-mouth disease which can be transferred by the biting midge, sandflies, or the black fly. There is no
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