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Evolutionary trend of foot-and-mouth disease virus in Hong Kong.
Veterinary microbiology - 14 Sept 2012
Hui Raymond K, Leung Frederick C
Abstract excerpt
Foot-and-mouth disease is an endemic animal disease in Hong Kong. In this study, a total of 70 clinical specimens were collected from locally infected pigs from 2001 to 2010. Phylogenetic analysis of VP1 sequences reveal that all Hong Kong FMDV serotype O isolates are classified into three lineages: HK-A and HK-B in Cathay topotype, and HK-C in SEA topotype. Regression analysis projects that the time of...
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