E34—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 21, 1982
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A
widespread outbreak of vesicular
stomatitis, a viral disease that
causes blister-like lesions in cattle,
horses, swine and sheep, is oc
curring in Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah, a veterinarian
with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture said today.
“The virus disease is ordinarily
short-lived and not fatal to the sick
animal,” according to William
Buisch, director of emergency
field operations for USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service.
“We are involved because
vesicular stomatitis cannot be
clinically distinguished from ioot
and-mouth disease, a devastating
foreign disease that does not exist
in the United States,” Buisch said.
“Therefore, USDA officials are
investigating the reported cases to
be certain that foot-and-mouth
‘Farmers
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After a buffet supper Ertel was
introduced by his state coor
dinator, Jim Goodman. Ertel
began his speech raising a glass of
milk to toast victory in his cam
paign for governor. He asked for
advice from farmers on
agricultural matters and stated his
farm program will be announced
within a few weeks.
Ertel pointed out that the
economy is the most important
issue in this campaign, stating that
agriculture is the number one
industry in Pennsylvania. High
interest rates are a problem for
farmers due to the condition of
today’s economy, he said, adding
he wants to see farmers’ incomes
increase so they can make a good
living from farming.
Along with the economy,
unemployment is an important
issue, he said. Ertel reported that
about 800,000 people are out of
work in Pennsylvania, pointing out
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"In dairy herds,” Buisch said,
“the loss of milk production may
be a serious economic side-effect
of vesicular stomatitis and, in
some instances, mastitis may
follow. Humans in the epidemic
areas and laboratory workers have
also become infected in the past.”
Since early June, vesicular
stomatitis cases have been in
vestigated m cattle and horses on
18 ranches in Arizona, 16 in New
Mexico, 9 in Utah and, most
recently, 53 ranches in Colorado.
“We’re investigating another 40-
odd ranches and I expect to see
some cases in Wyoming,” Buisch
said.
The disease generally reoccurs
within a region every 10 to 15
years. In 1965, Colorado, Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico reported
about 250 infected herds. The last
for Ertel’
that the state led the nation in
layoffs. Due to the high unem
ployment, Pennsylvania is losing
its young people, Ertle said,
voicing his committment to keep
the young people in the state.
Ertel claimed Governor Thorn
burgh made many promises
during his 1978 campaign which he
never kept: such as more jobs and
lower utility rates. Instead. Ertel
stated, there are fewer jobs, and
utility bills went from 10 percent
below the national average to 19
percent above within one year.
When asked why Allen Ertel
would give up an almost
guaranteed re-election to Congress
to run for governor of Penn
sylvania, Dale Smith, a campaign
volunteer worker and friend of
Ertel’s from high school football
days, replied, “Ertel is a take
charge man. In the House of
Representatives he is only one of
435. He wants to be in a position
where he can make a difference.”
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curred in 1966 in Texas, Colorado,
New Mexico, Okalhoma, Utah,
Mississippi and Arkansas.
Vesicular stomatitis most often
in low-lying areas, marshes,
swamps and areas with slow
moving streams after periods of
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Buisch said. These are ideal en
vironments for high populations of
insects and mosquitoes, which
spread the disease. The reservoir
for the virus is net known.
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