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OJVRTM
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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