Foot-and-mouth disease in Ethiopia from 1988 to 1991.
During the period 1988 to 1991 samples from 16 foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Ethiopia were examined at the National Veterinary Institute, Ethiopia, and at the FAO World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease, UK. Typing of the virus responsible was possible in 13 of these outbreaks representing 10 separate disease events; 8 of these were caused by serotype O and 2 by serotype SAT2. This is the first record of the presence of serotype SAT2 foot-and-mouth disease virus in Ethiopia. In contrast to earlier studies serotypes A and C were not detected.
Roeder
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Shola Zonal Disease Investigation Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Abraham
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Mebratu
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Kitching
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D000818:Animals; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000145:classification; D002417:Cattle; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary