Quantifying the Transmission of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Cattle via a Contaminated Environment

Quantifying the Transmission of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Cattle via a Contaminated Environment

Effective control of a disease relies on comprehensive understanding of how transmission occurs, in order to design and apply effective control measures. Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is primarily spread by direct contact between infected and naive individuals, although the high levels of viru...

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Main Authors: Claire Colenutt, Emma Brown, Noel Nelson, David J. Paton, Phaedra Eblé, Aldo Dekker, José L. Gonzales, Simon Gubbins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
biosecurity
environmental microbiology
foot-and-mouth disease
foot-and-mouth disease virus
indirect transmission
viral decay
virus survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00381-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00381-20

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