Investigation of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the Mbala and Kazungula districts of Zambia

Investigation of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in the Mbala and Kazungula districts of Zambia

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an acute, highly contagious viral infection of domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals. It is known to be endemic in Zambia, with periodic outbreaks occurring in different geographical areas of the country. This study was conducted to investigate the presence of FMD v...

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Main Authors: Frank Banda, Christopher J. Kasanga, Raphael Sallu, Yona Sinkala, Tingiya W. Sinkombe, Misheck Mulumba, Mark M. Rweyemamu, Philemon N. Wambura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2014-04-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Foot-and-mouth disease virus
serotype
antigen ELISA
qRT-PCR
Zambia
Online Access:https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/721

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