CONFIRMED 2015 INDEX CASE OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS

CONFIRMED 2015 INDEX CASE OF VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUS For Immediate Release: The New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) is working with USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services on the investigation of a case of vesicular stomatitis (VS) detected in a horse in Grant County, New Mexico. VS is an infectious viral disease of livestock that typically causes painful blister-like lesions on the lips, nostrils, tongue, coronary bands and teats. Humans can become infected when handling animals, contaminated materials, tissues, blood or viral cultures. Continue reading the full press release