Foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype A in Egypt.

ABSTRACT: We describe the characterization of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) serotype A virus responsible for recent outbreaks of disease in Egypt. Phylogenetic analysis of VP1 nucleotide sequences demonstrated a close relationship to recent FMD virus isolates from East Africa, rather than to viruses currently circulating in the Middle East.

SUBMITTER: Knowles NJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2851527 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature