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Golo Dabasa
Department of Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University College of Veterinary, Ethiopia
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Review Article
REVIEW ON EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE (FMD) IN ETHIOPIA
Author(s): Golo Dabasa* and Fufa Abunna
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious transboundary disease that affects all cloven hoofed animals. It is caused by a virus that belongs to the genus Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae. Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) occurs in seven standard serotypes: A, O, C, and South African Territories (SAT) 1, SAT 2, SAT 3, and Asia1. The disease has a high morbidity although mortality is rare in adult animals. The impact posed by the disease is enormous. It affects animal’s performance directly through reduction of milk yield. Death of young animals and fertility impairment due to increased abortion rate are also the grave consequences of the disease. FMD has a great potential for causing severe economic loss. Greatest losses can result from refusal of FMD free countries to import livestock and livestock products from infected region. The disease has been present .. View more»