Molecular characterization of circulating Foot and Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes in Saudi Arabia between 2015 and 2018
Background and Aim: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting a wide variety of domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals, caused by an Aphthovirus, a member of the family Picornaviridae. Between 2015 and 2018, approximately 272 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease occurred in seven provi...