Clinical and Molecular Detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in Buffalo, Iraq
Thaer Enad,
Khalefa Mansour
Abstract:OOT-AND-MOUTH disease is a transboundary, highly contagious viral disease. The A, Asia 1, and O are the main serotypes reported in Iraq over the last 60 years, however, a recent outbreak revealed a different phenomenon. So, this study aims to detect the serotype(s) of FMDV that caused the most recent disease outbreak in buffaloes in Wassit and Dhi-Qar, Iraq. This will be done by using both clinical and molecular methods, and the confirmed serotype will come from phylogenetic analysis. In total, 70 buffaloes of… Show more
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