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Outbreak investigations and genetic characterization of foot-and-mouth disease virus in Ethiopia in 2008/2009.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Jan 2011
Negusssie Haileleul, Kyule Moses N, Yami Martha, Ayelet Gelagay, Jenberie Shiferaw
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The study was conducted in three regional states of Ethiopia: Amhara, Oromia, and Addis Ababa from August 2008 to April 2009 with the objectives of identifying the genetic diversity of serotypes and topotypes in Ethiopia, and determining the attack rate and associations of potential risk factors with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) seropositivity. A total of 496 cattle were clinically and serologically examined for...
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