2006 Vesicular Stomatitis Activity

Current Map NO VS Embargoed Counties (Updated 1/08/07)

January 8, 2007:The Wyoming Department of Agriculture reports Wyoming's last affected premise in Natrona County has been released from quarantine.

With the removal of Wyoming from the list of VS affected states, there are no longer any states considered by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture as being affected with vesicular stomatitis.  There are currently no states being required to meet the additional requirements for entry into Kentucky found in our Administrative Regulation 302KAR20:115 addressing vesicular stomatitis

Non-Embargoed Areas of VS Positive States Allowed Restricted Entry
For States Listed Above as Having Embargoed Areas:

In addition to the entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040 - Entry into Kentucky, all livestock (including horses), wild and exotic animals originating from the non-embargoed areas of a state having confirmed cases of VS are required to meet the following conditions prior to entering Kentucky.

1. Be tested and found negative to VS using a USDA approved test with the sample collected during the 10 day period prior to the animal’s arrival in Kentucky.

2. Equine from a non-embargoed area must be tested using the C-Elisa Test with the sample collected during ten (10) day period prior to the animal's entry into Kentucky.

2. Have an entry permit issued by this office recorded on the Certificate of Veterinary

Inspection.  Permits will be issued Monday through Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm EDT.

3. Be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection indicating that examination of the animals occurred during the five (5) day period prior to arrival in Kentucky and containing the following statement: "Animals represented on this CVI have not originated from a premise or area under quarantine or on which vesicular stomatitis has been diagnosed in the past thirty (30) days or from an embargoed area  restricted from entry into Kentucky.

Non-Embargoed Areas Within A State Testing and Certification Requirements

Frequently Asked Questions

2006

Vesicular Stomatitis Activity

1January 8, 2007 Kentucky Released Last VS Affected Area - No

1 premise in Natrona County remains under quarantine. This one remaining     premises is on a 21-day countdown to quarantine release (12/20/06)
Wyoming's Platte County Embargoed (12/01/06)

Wyoming's Converse County Released (11/13/06)

Wyoming's Natrona County Embargoed (08/18/06)
Wyoming's Converse County Included in Embargo (8/29/06)

2005 Summary of Vesicular Stomatitis Activity

Colorado's Last Quarantine Released (01/20/06)

Two Colorado Counties Remain Embargoed (01/04/06)

Premise in Delta County Colorado Quarantined (12/28/05)

Colorado and Wyoming each have one premise remaining under quarantine (12/20/05)

Nine Counties Remain Embargoed -Colorado and Wyoming (12/14/05)

Idaho Cleared of VS Embargo - Animals Permitted to Enter KY (12/02/05)

Montana Cleared of VS Embargo - Animals Permitted to Enter KY (11/30/05)

Utah Cleared of VS Embargo - Animals Permitted to Enter KY (11/29/05)

Number of Affected Premises Decreases with Counties being Cleared (11/22/05)

Natrona County, Wyoming Included in Embargo   (11/17/05)

Nebraska Cleared of VS Embargo - Animals Permitted to Enter KY (11/10/05)

Eagle and Garfield counties in Colorado included (11/09/05)

Box Elder county, UT added with Sweetwater County reapplied (11/02/05)

Additional Counties in ID, UT and WY (10/24/05)

New Mexico Released from Restriction (10/24/05)

Embargoed Counties and Areas Redefined (10/18/05)

Nebraska County Embargoed (Updated 10/05/05)

Embargoed Areas Redefined (Updated 10/05/05)

Idaho County Included in Embargo (Updated 9/27/05)

Additional Counties in CO and WY (Updated 9/27/05)

CO, UT and WY Counties Added (Updated 9/21/05)

VS Embargoed Areas Expand in CO, MT, UT, WY (Updated 9/13/05)

CO, NM and WY - Additional counties (Updated 8/30/05)

Arizona Released / WY County Added  (Updated 8/26/05)

Additional CO NM, UT and WY counties included (Updated 8/16/05)

WY and MT counties included in Embargo (Updated 8/11/05)

VS Embargoed Areas Redefined (Updated 8/9/05)

Colorado and Utah - Additional counties added (Updated 8/4/05)

Four Additional Counties (CO, NM and UT) included (Updated 7/26/05)

New Mexico and Utah additional counties included (Updated 7/19/05)

Colorado's Montrose County included in Embargo (Updated 7/15/05)

Utah's San Juan and Uinatah counties included (Updated 7/12/05)

New Mexico's Sandoval and Santa Fe counties included (Updated 7/12/05)

Colorado's Delta County included in Embargo (Updated 7/6/05)

New Mexico's Bernalillo County included in Embargo (Updated 7/6/05)

Texas removed from Embargo (Updated 6/29/05)

New Mexico's Soccoro county included in Embargo (Updated 6/27/05)

Arizona's Graham County included in Embargo (Updated 6/21/05)

Two Utah Counties Added To Embargo (Updated 6/20/05)

Embargo Changes (Updated 6/16/05)

Arizona's PINAL County added to Embargo (Updated 6/7/05)

Texas County Added to Embargo (Updated 5/23/05)

Arizona Embargo Extended (Updated 5/9/05)

Arizona County Embargoed (Updated 5/3/05)

New Mexico Counties Embargoed (Updated 4/29/05)

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2004 Summary of Vesicular Stomatitis Activity

January 18, 2005 - Embargo Ended.

With the removal of Colorado from the list of VS affected states, as was New Mexico last week– There are no longer any states considered by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture as being affected with vesicular stomatitis or embargoed as a result of the past outbreak of vesicular stomatitis.  Thus there are currently no states being required to meet the additional requirements for entry into Kentucky found in our Administrative Regulation 302KAR20:115 dealing with VS.   

Map of 2004 Vesicular Stomatitis Affected States

Colorado Released Updated 1/18/05

New Mexico Released Updated 1/14/05

Texas Released Updated 10/20/04

Texas Zone Redefined  Updated 7/26/04

Colorado Embargo   Updated 7/7/04

Texas Zone Extended Updated 6/23/04

New Mexico Embargo Added 6/4/04

Governor Fletcher Amends Embargo 5/27/04

Texas Embargo - Entry - Amended 5/27/04

Kentucky's Embargo - Q&A Updated 6/17/04

Kentucky's VS Regulations    302KAR20:115E - An Emergency Amendment Added 7/7/04

Texas Embargo

USDA Vesicular Stomatitis - Updates