A highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and other cloven hoofed animals, causing fever and blisters on the mouth, feet and udder. It is one of the most economically significant livestock diseases in the world because of the severe trade restrictions a single outbreak triggers, and major epidemics, including the United Kingdom's 2001 outbreak, have led to the culling of millions of animals and billions of dollars in losses.
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Cattle, Livestock Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious, economically devastating viral disease most notably affecting cattle.
Australia's agriculture department maintains strict biosecurity controls against foot and mouth disease, since Australia's last outbreak was in 1872 and a new one would severely damage its livestock export economy.
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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed ungulates, including domestic and wild bovids. Its agent, foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), causes a high fever lasting two to six days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and near the hoof that may rupture and cause lameness.
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A highly contagious viral disease affecting cattle, pigs, sheep, goats and other cloven hoofed animals, causing fever and blisters on the mouth, feet and udder.
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