Foot-and-mouth disease virus (O/UKG/2001) is poorly transmitted between sheep by the airborne route.
Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) can be spread by the airborne route and therefore atmospheric dispersion models have been developed to predict where the virus might spread during a disease outbreak. Airborne transmission between sheep of the FMDV strain involved in the outbreak in Europe in 2001 (O/UKG/2001) was studied experimentally. Recipient animals were exposed to two donor sheep excreting virus for 2, 4, 6, 8 or 24 h. Although FMDV was detected in air samples collected during challenge, none of the recipient sheep became infected. These data suggest that O/UKG/2001 is not efficiently transmitted by the airborne route between sheep.
Valarcher
Jean-Francois
JF
Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, UK. jf@ivi-ah.eu
Gloster
John
J
Doel
Claudia Amaral
CA
Bankowski
Bartek
B
Gibson
Debi
D
D000391:Air Microbiology; D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D011897:Random Allocation; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*; D013997:Time Factors