Foot-and-mouth disease: host range and pathogenesis

Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2005:288:9-42. doi: 10.1007/3-540-27109-0_2.

Abstract

In this chapter the host range of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) under natural and experimental conditions is reviewed. The routes and sites of infection, incubation periods and clinical and pathological findings are described and highlighted in relation to progress in understanding the pathogenesis of FMD.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Vectors
  • Foot-and-Mouth Disease / etiology*
  • Foot-and-Mouth Disease / pathology
  • Foot-and-Mouth Disease / transmission
  • Humans