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Antibodies to foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV-O) were detected in 67% of sampled Mongolian gazelles, indicating exposure likely resulting from spillover from domestic animals.
Cross-Sectional (n=33)
Mongolian gazelles in the Eastern Steppe showed high seroprevalence (67%) for FMDV-O, likely due to spillover from domestic animals.
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High seroprevalence signals spillover risk at livestock-wildlife interfaces; leaves open gazelles' role in FMDV maintenance.
Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious acute viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species. During 2001, 33 serum samples were collected from Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia. Samples were tested for antibodies to seven subtypes of foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV). Antibodies were detected in 67% of the animals, and serologic results indicated exposure to FMDV-O. This virus was present in domestic animal populations in Mongolia from 2000 to 2002, and it is likely that the antibodies to FMDV detected in these gazelles resulted from spillover of virus from domestic animal sources.
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Nyamsuren et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Foot and mouth disease virus exposure (n=33). Foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV) was evaluated on Presence of antibodies to foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV). Antibodies to foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV-O) were detected in 67% of sampled Mongolian gazelles, indicating exposure likely resulting from spillover from domestic animals.
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