THE devastating epizootic of foot-and-mouth disease which has raged over Western and Central Europe amongst cattle, sheep and pigs since last autumn has by no means come to an end, though there have been some s
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most important transboundary animal diseases, causing severe economic losses due to high morbidity and export trade restrictions. Understanding the epidemiology of FMD is crucial to planning effective prevention and control measures. This study aimed to ...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most significant animal diseases affecting trade. It has been eradicated from many regions of the world where re-introduction has devastating economic, social and environmental effects (Woolhouse et al., 2001). The causative virus, foot-and-mouth dise...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease of livestock with substantial impact on agricultural production and subsistence farming on a global scale. Control of FMD is impeded by the existence of a prolonged asymptomatic carrier phase during which infected cattle shed low quantities of ...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Turkey is controlled using biannual mass vaccination of cattle. However, vaccine protection is undermined by population turnover and declining immunity. A dynamic model of the Turkish cattle population was created. Assumin
A screening format of serum neutralization (SN) test was used to screen Sudanese cattle, sheep and goats sera against current infection of type "O" and "SAT2" foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) viruses. The format was easy to perform; reading of results was objective...
HANOI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Foot-and-mouth disease is striking cattle in a commune in Vietnam's central Quang Ngai province, the communal authorities said on Thursday. The disease broke out in Tinh Hiep commune, Son Tinh district, affecting over 110 cows and bulls raised by 18 families. ...
LUSAKA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Foot and mouth disease has broken out in two districts of eastern Zambia, with over 1,000 animals affected so far, state-run news agency reported on Tuesday. The highly contagious viral disease has broken out in Vubwi and Lundazi districts, forcing the governm...
Coevolution of cells and viruses in a persistent infection of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cell culture J. Virol. (1988) J.C. de la Torre et al. Extensive cell heterogeneity during persistent infection with foot-and-mouth disease virus J. Virol. (1989) J.C. de la Torre et al. Re...
The foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) “carrier” state was defined by van Bekkum in 1959. It was based on the recovery of infectious virus 28 days or more post infection and has been a useful construct for experimental studies. Using historic data from 1,107 cattle, collected as part ...