Key result
A serotype A foot-and-mouth disease virus isolated from cattle in Saudi Arabia in 2015 belongs to genotype VII, a lineage normally endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
Population
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) type A virus isolated from cattle in Saudi Arabia in 2015
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Suggests possible FMDV spread from Indian subcontinent to Saudi Arabia; leaves open surveillance and transmission questions.
Describes the complete genome of an FMD type A virus from Saudi Arabia belonging to genotype VII.
Bachanek‐Bankowska et al. (2016) studied this question. A serotype A foot-and-mouth disease virus isolated from cattle in Saudi Arabia in 2015 belongs to genotype VII, a lineage normally endemic to the Indian subcontinent.
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