Arizona Department of Agriculture
1688 W. Adams Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007
(602) 542-4373 FAX (602) 542-5420

PRESS RELEASE, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE DATE: June 1, 2005
MEDIA CONTACT: Katie Decker, 602-542-0958

Number of Vesicular Stomatitis Found In Horses in Arizona Increases to 20

(Phoenix, AZ) -- The Arizona Department of Agriculture has confirmed twenty cases of Vesicular Stomatitis in horses throughout Arizona. This comes nearly a month after the first case was confirmed on April 20, 2005. These premises have all been quarantined. The following is a list of areas where these cases exist:

Camp Verde – 6 premises
Wickenburg – 2 premises
Wittmann – 2 premises
Sedona - 1 premises
Dewey – 2 premises
Cottonwood – 1 premises
Kirkland – 1 premises
Cave Creek – 1 premises
Tolleson – 3 premises
Avondale – 1 premises

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