Title
Exposure of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus
Author(s)
Nyamsuren D., Joly D.O., Enkhtuvshin S., Odonkhuu D., Olson K.A., Draisma M., Karesh W.B.
Published
2006
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
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. © Wildlife Disease Association 2006.
Keywords
virus antibody; animal; animal disease; antelope; article; blood; domestic animal; epidemic; epidemiology; foot and mouth disease; Foot and mouth disease virus; immunology; Mongolia; virology; wild animal; Animals; Animals, Domestic; Animals, Wild; Antelopes; Antibodies, Viral; Disease Outbreaks; Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus; Mongolia; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Animalia; Bovidae; Foot-and-mouth disease virus; Gazella; Procapra gutturosa; Suidae
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