Why the study?
Foot-and-mouth disease virus causes continuous outbreaks due to the emergence of new strains or mutated local strains, requiring evaluation of circulating virus from infected animals to identify new strains or mutations.
Population
86 samples collected from infected animals during an outbreak
Authors
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Alerts to potential new FMD strain in Egypt; leaves open implications for vaccine effectiveness pending validation.
The circulating FMD virus in Egypt in 2022 showed significant divergence from vaccinal strains, indicating a need to update locally produced vaccines.
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