Serological Evidence of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Infection in Goats in Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) causes significant economic loss in Lao PDR (Laos) and perpetuates the cycle of smallholder poverty mainly through large ruminant productivity losses, increased costs of production and potential limitations to market access for trade in livestock and their products. Goats are emerging as an important livestock species in Laos, and there is an increasing trend in the number of households with goats, often farmed alongside cattle and buffalo. Although an FMD susceptible species, very little is known about the role of goats in the epidemiology of the disease in Laos. A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was conducted by detecting antibodies to the non-structural proteins (NSP), an indication of a previous infection, and serotype-specific structural proteins (SP)

SUBMITTER: Singanallur NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469533 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature