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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
[[File:Pig FMD snout.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This is a pig's tongue with vesicles due to FMD that are identical to those caused by VES. Copyright CFSPH Iowa State.]]
[[File:FMD Pig foot.jpg|thumb|200px|right|This is a pig's foot showing vesicles due to FMD that are indistinguishable from those caused by VES. Copyright CFSPH Iowa State.]]
Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (VES) was a '''[[Viruses|viral]] disease that affected pigs in America from 1932-1959''', causing a '''similar presentation''' to that of the '''notifiable [[Foot and Mouth Disease]] and massive economic losses'''. The disease only ever occurred in the USA, originating from California, and is now eradicated. The pathogens involved were '''[[Caliciviridae|caliciviruses]].'''
Vesicular Exanthema of Swine (VES) was a '''[[Viruses|viral]] disease that affected pigs in America from 1932-1959''', causing a '''similar presentation''' to that of the '''notifiable [[Foot and Mouth Disease]] and massive economic losses'''. The disease only ever occurred in the USA, originating from California, and is now eradicated. The pathogens involved were '''[[Caliciviridae|caliciviruses]].'''