Key result
Exposure of five British deer species to foot-and-mouth disease resulted in infection and transmission, but they are unlikely to be important in maintaining the virus during livestock epidemics.
Population
Five species of deer found in the British countryside, as well as cattle and sheep.
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
beyond 28 days
Authors
Loading...
May guide UK FMD surveillance toward livestock; leaves open wildlife roles in other regions or ecosystems.
Although British deer species are susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease and can transmit it, their natural behavior makes them unlikely to be major factors in maintaining or transmitting the virus during livestock epidemics.
Gibbs et al. (1975) studied Foot-and-mouth disease. Exposure to cattle with foot-and-mouth disease was evaluated on Infection and transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus. Exposure of five British deer species to foot-and-mouth disease resulted in infection and transmission, but they are unlikely to be important in maintaining the virus during livestock epidemics.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: