Review of the status and control of foot and mouth disease in sub-Saharan Africa

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 437-449

  Vosloo, W ^a   Bastos, A D S ^b   Sangare, O ^a,c   Hargreaves, S K ^d   Thomson, G R ^e  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Laboratoire Central Veterinaire Mail   (Mali)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^e Org for A U I A B for A R   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Control; Epidemiology; Foot and mouth disease; Serotypes; Topotypes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 0344754139     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.21.3.1349     Document Type: Review

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