Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
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FMD is caused by a small RNA virus which is highly contagious and can survive in meat and other animal products for long periods at normal pH levels. The virus typically infects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, goats, pigs and sheep, as well as a wide range of non-domesticated animals. Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus reports on research progress, since the first eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) in the early part of the twentieth century…
Description
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus provides an account of the present knowledge and understanding of Foot and Mouth disease virus pathogenesis and global epidemiology, the detailed structure of the virus itself and the properties of its RNA genome. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been recognized in printed records dating from the sixteenth century, and since the eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) in the early part of the twentieth century it has been recognized as the most important and feared disease of cattle and other domestic livestock. The beginning of the twenty-first century brought the worst outbreak of FMD ever experienced in England, which had been completely free of the disease for 33 years. This tragic epidemic, which spread to Northern Ireland, Scotland, France and the Netherlands with severe economic consequences, emphasized the need for further research into better methods for the detection and control of the disease. 186 p.
Series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology [vol.] 288
- Brian W.J. Mahy, Editord. Professor, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA (USA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Publication date (digital version): 2015-01.
