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Online Journal of Veterinary Research©

Volume 20(6):403-409, 2016.


Foot and mouth disease in Iran: An epidemiological spatial modeling study.

Mokhtari A PhD1*, Azizi Z PhD2.

Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shahrekord, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran- Iran.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Mokhtari A, Azizi Z.,  Foot and mouth disease in Iran: epidemiology and spatial modeling, Onl J Vet Res., 20(6):403-409, 2016. Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and infectious disease of ruminants with high prevalence in Iran. FMD cases were recorded for spatial modeling geographic analysis with QGIS and PCI-Geomatic programs. Results showed an overall prevalence of 1.8 %. Highest prevalence was found in sheep farms (38.86%) and lowest in dairy cattle-goat (0.36%) farms, but highest infection rates occurred in goats (5.51%) and lowest in cattle (1.23 %). FMD prevalence from 2009 to 2014 varied 1.01%, 2.40%, 0.2%, 1.94%, 2 and 0.69% yearly. Infection rates were 5.52% in spring, 6.37% summer, 0.98% autumn and 19% in winter. Mean morbidity varied from 0.04% in November to 23.96% in February.

 

Key words: FMD, epidemiology, prevalence, spatial modeling.


 

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