epizootiological studies of types A and O foot and mouth disease virus in sharkia province

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and devastating disease that affects all species of cloven-hoofed animals. The disease is recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a major constraint to international trade. It cauIn Egypt, routine prophylactic vaccination has been conducted with a locally produced serotype A and O vaccine in animals all over the provinces of Egypt. So in that study will investigate the seroprevalence of FMD antibodies in one of those provinces (ShIn this study, 408 serum samples collected from various animal species in Sharkia province were tested in Veterinary serum and vaccine institute (VSVI) in Egypt and in high-contaminated facility for work with FMDV at the Department of Virology, National V