TY  - JOUR
T1  - Study on the Risk Factors of Foot and Mouth Disease in Selected Districts of Afar Pastoral Area, Northeast Ethiopia
AU - Jenbere, T. Shiferaw AU - Etana, Manyahilishal AU - Negussie, Haileluel 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
SP  - 1368
EP  - 1372
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.1368.1372
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.1368.1372
KW  - Afar
KW  -FMD
KW  -pastoralists
KW  -3ABC ELISA
KW  -risk factors
KW  -Ethiopia
AB  - The cross sectional study was conducted from October 2007 to April 2008 to determine seroprevalence and associated risk factors for seropositivity of FMD. Antibodies against non-structural protein of FMD virus (using 3ABC ELISA) were measured as indicator of exposure to the virus. An overall seroprevalence of 5.6% (48.4% at herd level) for FMD was found. Differences in geographical locations, age groups and herd sizes were risk factors found statistically (p<0.05) associated with the occurrence of FMD. Any successful and cost effective intervention project to control FMD should therefore, consider these risk factors during project formulation.
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