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== Introduction ==

== Introduction ==

This [[:Category:Apthoviruses:Apthovirus]] is very small (25nm) +ss RNA virus, unenveloped and has a number a serotypes, namely '''Oise (O), ''''''Allemagne (A), ''''''C (also German), '''South African Territories (SAT) 1, 2, and 3 and India (Asia-1). Each serotype has '''at lease three subtypes. '''Serotype and subtype can be quickly identified by [[ELISA testing|'''ELISA''']] using guinea pig antisera. '''All isolates are virulent'''.

This [[:Category:Apthoviruses|Apthovirus]] is very small (25nm) +ss RNA virus, unenveloped and has a number a serotypes, namely '''Oise (O), ''''''Allemagne (A), ''''''C (also German), '''South African Territories (SAT) 1, 2, and 3 and India (Asia-1). Each serotype has '''at lease three subtypes. '''Serotype and subtype can be quickly identified by [[ELISA testing|'''ELISA''']] using guinea pig antisera. '''All isolates are virulent'''.

This disease affects all '''cloven-hoofed animals, '''namely cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, elephants and other wild ruminants such as buffalo and kudu etc. It does NOT afferct the horse. The main presentation of the disease is the formation of '''vesicles'''.

This disease affects all '''cloven-hoofed animals, '''namely cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, elephants and other wild ruminants such as buffalo and kudu etc. It does NOT afferct the horse. The main presentation of the disease is the formation of '''vesicles'''.