Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Situation worldwide and major epidemiological events in 2005-2006

dc.creatorBeltran-Alcrudo, D.; Lubroth, J.; Njeumi, F.; Pinto, J.; Depner, K.; DeLaRocque, S.; Martin, V.; Amanfu, W.
dc.date2023-04-27T11:54:09Z
dc.date2023-04-27T11:54:09Z
dc.date2007
dc.date2022-03-29T14:10:52.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T22:00:43Z
dc.descriptionFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is the most contagious transboundary animal disease (TAD) affecting cloven hoofed animals. Significant economic losses are produced by its high morbidity and the export trade restrictions imposed on affected countries. There are seven recognised serotypes of FMD (O, A, C, Asia 1, SAT 1, SAT 2 and SAT 3), which differ in distribution across the world. Serotypes A and O have the widest distribution, occurring in Africa, Asia and South America. Types SAT 1, 2 and 3 are currently restricted to Africa only and Asia 1 to Asia; the capacity to invade free areas is common to all types and periodically SATs are introduced into the Near East, and Asia-1 into western and eastern parts of Eurasia. Infection or vaccination against one serotype does not provide protection against the other serotypes...
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dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/ai339e
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/ai339e/ai339e.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/240535
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.relationEMPRES Focus On
dc.relationNo.1 - 2007
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleFoot-and-Mouth Disease: Situation worldwide and major epidemiological events in 2005-2006
dc.titleFoot-and-Mouth Disease
dc.titleNo.1 - 2007
dc.typeNewsletter

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