Abstract
We describe the characterization of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) serotype A virus responsible for recent outbreaks of disease in Egypt. Phylogenetic analysis of VP1 nucleotide sequences demonstrated a close relationship to recent FMD virus isolates from East Africa, rather than to viruses currently circulating in the Middle East.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cattle
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Egypt / epidemiology
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease / epidemiology*
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease / prevention & control
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease / virology*
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / classification*
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / genetics
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Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / immunology
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Genotype
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Molecular Epidemiology
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Phylogeny
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Serotyping