THE 1993 ITALIAN FOOT-AND-MOUTH-DISEASE EPIDEMIC - EPIDEMIOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE 4 OUTBREAKS IDENTIFIED IN VERONA PROVINCE (VENETO REGION)

Authors
MARAGON S FACCHIN E MOUTOU F MASSIRIO I VINCENZI G DAVIES G
Citation
S. Maragon et al., THE 1993 ITALIAN FOOT-AND-MOUTH-DISEASE EPIDEMIC - EPIDEMIOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE 4 OUTBREAKS IDENTIFIED IN VERONA PROVINCE (VENETO REGION), Veterinary record, 135(3), 1994, pp. 53-57
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary record → ACNP
ISSN journal
00424900
Volume
135
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
53 - 57
Database
ISI
SICI code
0042-4900(1994)135:3<53:T1IFE->2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Imported cattle gave rise to an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (FM D) in Italy during 1993. Four outbreaks occurred in large housed beef herds in Verona province. Investigations revealed that there were no m ovements of livestock out of the infected premises and meteorological analyses suggested that the airborne spread of infectious particles ha d been limited by the anticyclonic conditions. Surveillance was theref ore concentrated on the areas immediately surrounding the out breaks a nd the infection was prevented from spreading.