Investigation of honey bee venom effect on the immunogenicity of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine in sheep.

Background: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most highly contagious and economically significant diseases of cloven-hoofed animals worldwide. FMD virus (FMDV) is the cause of the disease. The virus has seven serological types, identified as; O, A, C, SAT1, SAT2, SAT3, and Asia1.