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October 11, 2023PLoS ONEOpen Access

FMDV serotype O, EA-3 topotype, VP1 was identified as the prevalent serotype responsible for the pathological alterations and high mortality in the affected animals.

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Why the study?

Surveillance for foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes circulating in Egypt was urgently needed to assess the epidemiological situation in the country.

Population

Recently deceased and infected cattle and water buffalo in Egypt

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

HAHoda A. Abd-EllatieffAHAsmaa A. HegazyAAAbdel-Rahman Abou-Rawash

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Overview

Should not yet change Egyptian FMD vaccination practice; leaves open whether strain matching would reduce outbreak mortality.

Structured PICO

P
Population
40 FMD-positive infected animals (cattle and water buffalo) from 5 FMDV vaccinated herds in El-Beheira provinces, Egypt.
O
Outcome
Identification of FMDV serotypes responsible for outbreaks and morphopathological effects

FMDV serotype O, EA-3 topotype is responsible for recent outbreaks in vaccinated Egyptian cattle and buffalo, highlighting the need for continuous surveillance and vaccine reevaluation.

Cite This Study

Abd-Ellatieff et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f9dd13e8043f4f64220f5https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291970
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