Spatiotemporal distribution of foot-and-mouth disease in Nepal between 2019 and 2021

• Main Authors: Sujeeta Pokharel Dhakal (Author), Krishnaraj Pandey (Author), Mukul Upadhyaya (Author), Surendra Karki (Author), Nira Ramdam (Author), Sarah VanDyk (Author), Sith Premashthira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed livestock. It is caused by the FMD virus (FMDV), which has seven distinct serotypes (O, A, C, SAT I, SAT II, SAT III, and Asia 1). In Nepal, FMD is a prevalent and economically important livestock dise...