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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(1), 2006, pp. 154-158
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Exposure of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus

D. Nyamsuren1, Damien O. Joly2,7, S. Enkhtuvshin3, D. Odonkhuu4, Kirk A. Olson5, Matthys Draisma6 and William B. Karesh2

1 Dornod Aimag Veterinarian Center, Choibalsan, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia;
2 Field Veterinary Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York, USA;
3 Western Institute for Food Safety and Security, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, California, USA;
4 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Biology, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia;
5 Wildlife Conservation Society, Choibalsan, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia;
6 83 Stoddart’s Road, Warragul, Victoria 3820, Australia
8 (Corresponding author: email: dojoly{at}gmail.com)

ABSTRACT:   Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious acute viral disease that affects most ruminant and porcine species. During 2001, 33 serum samples were collected from Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) in the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia. Samples were tested for antibodies to seven subtypes of foot-and-mouth-disease virus (FMDV). Antibodies were detected in 67% of the animals, and serologic results indicated exposure to FMDV-O. This virus was present in domestic animal populations in Mongolia from 2000 to 2002, and it is likely that the antibodies to FMDV detected in these gazelles resulted from spillover of virus from domestic animal sources.
  Key words:  Foot and mouth disease, Mongolian gazelle, Procapra gutturosa.

7 Currrent Address: Fish and Wildlife Division, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, 6909 116 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6H 4P2, Canada






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