The Presence of Two Distinct Lineages of the Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Type A in Russia in 2013-2014 Has Significant Implications for the Epidemiology of the Virus in the Region.

Molecular surveillance of FMD epidemiology is a fundamental tool for advancing our understanding of virus biology, monitoring virus evolution, and guiding vaccine design. The accessibility of genetic data will facilitate a more comprehensive delineation of FMDV phylogeny on a global scale. In this study, we investigated the FMDV strains circulating in Russia during the 2013-2014 period in geographically distant regions utilizing whole genome sequencing followed by maximum-likelihood phylogenetic reconstruction of whole genome and VP1 gene sequences.

Detection of Antibodies Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Serotypes A, O and Asia-1 by ELISA in Strip-Dried Samples from Vaccinated Bovines.

Antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus serotypes A, O and Asia-1 were detected by ELISA in liquid and strip-dried samples from vaccinated bovines. The results showed high concordance of the results in both types of serum samples (coefficient of correlation varied from 0.89 to 0.