Charles Mpemba

Molecular characterization of foot-and-mouth disease virus causing an FMD outbreak in cattle in Ulanga District, Tanzania

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious transboundary viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals and causes substantial economic losses through reduced livestock productivity and trade restrictions. In Tanzania, the disease remains endemic, yet molecular epidemiological information from many regions i...