The potential role of wildlife in the spread and control of foot and mouth disease in an extensive livestock management system
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral infection that affects all Artiodactyls (cloven-hoofed) species. The United States has been free of FMD since 1929, and the entire population of cloven-hoofed species is therefore susceptible to FMD virus infection. In the face of an outbreak...
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2883 http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2883 |