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1 January 2006 Exposure of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus
D. Nyamsuren, Damien O. Joly, S. Enkhtuvshin, D. Odonkhuu, Kirk A. Olson, Matthys Draisma, William B. Karesh
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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.

Nyamsuren, Joly, Enkhtuvshin, Odonkhuu, Olson, Draisma, and Karesh: Exposure of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus
D. Nyamsuren, Damien O. Joly, S. Enkhtuvshin, D. Odonkhuu, Kirk A. Olson, Matthys Draisma, and William B. Karesh "Exposure of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) to foot and mouth disease virus," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(1), 154-158, (1 January 2006). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.154
Received: 23 May 2005; Published: 1 January 2006
KEYWORDS
foot and mouth disease
Mongolian gazelle
Procapra gutturosa
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