Foot and Mouth Disease, also known as hoof and mouth disease, is an infectious vesicular disease affecting cloven-footed animals, first reported in 1870. The disease has serious implications in animal husbandry, as it exhibits transboundary varied seroprevalence, thereby keeping effectiveness of vaccines at a quest. The disease leads to formation of vesicles and blisters, thus restriction the feeding and movement of animals. Biosecurity aims at tackling such pathological concerns at the level of farmers, regions and countries, to ensure global freedom from FMD in the long run.
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