History and epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease in Afghanistan: a retrospective study

History and epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease in Afghanistan: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is endemic in Afghanistan with serotypes O, A and Asia 1 being prevalent. A retrospective study of data collected through passive surveillance of outbreaks of FMD in Afghanistan from 1995 to 2016 was undertaken to determine the temporal and spatial di...

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Main Authors: Arash Osmani, Ian Duncan Robertson, Ihab Habib, Ahmad Arash Aslami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Afghanistan
Epidemiology
Foot and mouth disease
Passive surveillance
Retrospective study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-2119-y

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