Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2456167 | Research in Veterinary Science | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the biological characteristics of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus strain Asia-1 China/2005, which is responsible for the 2005 epidemic in China. The result showed that this strain is not host restricted, and could not only cause FMD in cattle and sheep but also in pigs by either inoculation or direct contact.
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Authors
Qiang Zhang, Dong Li, Xiangtao Liu, Zaixin Liu, Xuepeng Cai, Guohua Wu, Shuyun Qi, Suzhen Yang, Xinmin Yan, Youjun Shang, Jijun He, Junwu Ma, Jian Li, Weimin Ma, Ruochan Han, Xilan Liu, Jun Zhang, Qingge Xie, Zhidong Zhang,