Control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease.

Optimal Control of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Model using Variational Iteration Method

In this paper, the optimal control of transmission dynamics of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), formulated by a compartmental deterministic SEIPR (Susceptible-Incubation (Exposed)- Infected - Post infection virus shedding - Recovered) model with vaccination and treatment as control parameters is considered. The objective function is based on the combination of minimizing the number of infec...

Determinants of foot-and-mouth disease in industrial dairy farms of Qazvin province: a case-control study

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of ruminants, which causes fever and blisters in their mouth and feet. This study, as a case- study design, was conducted to determine the factors related to FMD occurrence in the industrial dairy farms of Qazvin Province, Iran. The case unit was referred to any industrial dairy farms that had at least one cow or calf with clinic...

The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines.

The authors evaluate the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and control of the disease in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control is maintained at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenarios in which a publicly funded programme achieves eradication by 2005 (current policy objective), 2007 and 2010. Under varying assumpti...

pH Resistance of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus and its Complement-Fixing Antigen

Molecular Cloning of VPI gene of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Type 01/Iran

The role of sheep in the epidemiology of foot-and-mouth disease and proposals for control and eradication in animal populations with a high density of sheep