Although present conventional foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines can prevent clinical
disease, protection is short lived (∼ 6 months), often requiring frequent revaccination for …

Foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) is one of the highly contagious diseases of domestic
animals. Effective control of this disease needs sensitive, specific, and quick diagnostic tools …

A particular genetic lineage of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) serotype O, which we
have named the PanAsia strain, was responsible for an explosive pandemic in Asia and …

The choice of the most appropriate strains of foot and mouth disease (FMD) virus vaccines to
use in FMD control programmes and to store in vaccine antigen reserves is based on the …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most economically and socially devastating
diseases affecting animal agriculture throughout the world. Although mortality is usually low …

The existence of a prolonged, subclinical phase of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)
infection in cattle was first recognized in the 1950s. Since then, the FMDV carrier state has …

The epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Africa is unique in the sense that six
of the seven serotypes of FMD viruses (Southern African Territories [SAT] 1, SAT2, SAT3, A …

A large-scale foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemic occurred in Japan in 2010. The
epidemic arose in an area densely populated with cattle and pigs, continued for 3 months …

An epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can have devastating effects on animal
welfare, economic revenues, the export position and society as a whole, as occurred during …

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) infected animals can contaminate the environment
with their secretions and excretions. To quantify the contribution of a contaminated …