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Vesicular Stomatitis

Last reviewed October 2009

Australian situation

Vesicular stomatitis has never occurred in Australia.

This disease is nationally notifiable in Australia. Please consult the National Notifiable Disease List for further information.

An 'AUSVETPLAN Disease Strategy Manual' describing control measures in the event of an outbreak of this disease is available in the AUSVETPLAN section of this website.

Disease summary

Vesicular stomatitis is a zoonotic viral disease of livestock occurring in the Americas. The disease mainly affects horses, donkeys, cattle and pigs, with characteristic vesicles occurring on the mouth, feet and udder. Vesicular stomatitis is important in the differential diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and other vesicular diseases.

The OIE website provides a link to a ‘Disease Card’ providing further information.

World distribution

More information on this OIE-listed disease, including worldwide disease status and distribution, is available on the OIE Website and the World Animal Health Information Database (WAHID) website.