Foot and Mouth Disease

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Clinical signs

Host species

Viral disease Zoonotic Notifiable OIE Category: Transboundary animal disease

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression Recumbency Weight loss

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Polydipsia Anemia Sudden death Specific Headache

Digestive

Reduced rumination Stomatitis Pathognomonic Hypersalivation Required Lip smacking Oral vesicle Pathognomonic Tongue vesicle Pathognomonic Dental pad vesicle Specific Oral erosion Pathognomonic Oral ulcer Specific Vesicle Pathognomonic Erosion Pathognomonic Nausea

Reproductive

Reduced milk production Mammary gland vesicle Specific Teat vesicle Specific Mastitis Abortion Infertility Milk production decrease

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Dyspnea Panting

Integumentary

Muzzle vesicle Specific Hypertrichosis

Musculoskeletal

Interdigital vesicle Pathognomonic Coronary band vesicle Pathognomonic Lameness Pathognomonic Hoof sloughing Specific Claw sloughing Specific

Cardiovascular

Myocarditis Specific

Diagnosis

Virus isolation

Complement fixation test

Polymerase chain reaction

ELISA

Neutralization test

Fluorescent antibody technique

Cell culture inoculation

Experimental transmission in mice

Experimental transmission in guinea pigs

Treatment

Intravenous glucose solution

Broad-spectrum antibiotics

Protective dressing of oral and foot lesions

Systemic antiviral therapy

Mild disinfectant application

Prevention & Control

Quarantine

Movement restriction

Vaccination

Disinfection

Slaughter and disposal

Market closure

Import prohibition

Sentinel testing

Ring vaccination

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Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Zoonotic Yes

Notifiable Yes

Transmissibility High

Infectiousness Highly infectious

OIE Category Transboundary animal disease

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic, Epidemic

Disease Courses

Acute, Persistent, Fulminant

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: High

Buffalo Primary host Susceptibility: High

Pig Susceptibility: Moderate

Sheep Susceptibility: Moderate

Goat Susceptibility: Moderate

Camel Reservoir Susceptibility: Low

Rodents Reservoir Susceptibility: Susceptible

Birds Reservoir Susceptibility: Susceptible

Wild ruminants Reservoir Susceptibility: Moderate

Elephants Reservoir Susceptibility: Susceptible

Ungulates Reservoir Susceptibility: Susceptible

Capybara Reservoir Susceptibility: Susceptible

Human Incidental host Susceptibility: Low

Dogs Susceptibility: Mechanical carrier

Cats Susceptibility: Mechanical carrier

Poultry Susceptibility: Mechanical carrier

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.