Vesicular Stomatitis vaccine status?

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Vesicular stomatitis currently has no vaccines used routinely in field practice. Control relies on surveillance, movement restrictions, and rapid outbreak reporting rather than vaccination. The disease is sporadic and regionally limited, and there isn’t a widely licensed vaccine that provides reliable, broad protection across strains. Vaccination would also complicate diagnosis and surveillance because vaccinated animals can develop antibodies that resemble infection, making it harder to differentiate vaccinated from infected animals. While research or region-specific vaccines may exist, they are not part of standard, ongoing control programs.