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Review Article
11.
Update on epidemiology and control of foot and mouth
disease - A menace to international trade and global
animal enterprise -
P. M. Depa, Umesh Dimri, M.C. Sharma, Rupasi Tiwari
Vet World. 2012; 5(11): 694-704
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2012.
694-703
Abstract
Foot and
mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most economically
and socially devastating disease affecting animal
agriculture throughout the world. This review
describes economic impact of disease outbreaks, an
update of recent findings in epidemiology of FMD
both at International and national level and control
of this disease. The etiological agent (FMD virus)
is examined in detail at genetic and molecular
characterization level and in terms of antigenic
diversity.
Keywords: carrier status, control,
economic impact, molecular epidemiology,
transmission
