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Epidemiology and control of an outbreak of foot‐and‐mouth disease in the Republic of Ireland in 2001
Author(s) -
Griffin J. M.,
O'Reilly P. J.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.152.23.705
Subject(s) - outbreak , epidemiology , culling , foot and mouth disease , serotype , flock , veterinary medicine , serology , disease , peninsula , medicine , virology , geography , immunology , pathology , herd , archaeology , antibody
An outbreak of foot‐and‐mouth disease was confirmed in a flock of sheep on a farm in the Cooley peninsula, County Louth, on March 22, 2001. The virus was similar to other viruses of the serotype 0 PanAsian strain and virtually indistinguishable from other isolates from Northern Ireland and Great Britain. The epidemiological evidence suggested that infected sheep brought from Great Britain on February 19, 2001, were the source of the infection. The disease was eradicated by epidemiological investigation, serological testing and extensive culling.