A review of foot-and-mouth disease in Ethiopia: epidemiological aspects, economic implications, and control strategies

Abstract Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a contagious viral disease that affects the livelihoods and productivity of livestock farmers in endemic regions. It can infect various domestic and wild animals with cloven hooves and is caused by a virus belonging to the genus Aphthovirus and family Picorna...

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Main Authors: Girma Zewdie, Mirtneh Akalu, Wondwossen Tolossa, Hassen Belay, Getaw Deresse, Mariamawit Zekarias, Yeneneh Tesfaye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-02263-0