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ArticleVeterinary research2025

Longitudinal study of foot-and-mouth disease virus in Northern Nigeria: implications for the roles of small ruminants and environmental contamination in endemic settings.

Simon Gubbins, Emma Brown, Yiltawe Wungak, Olumuyiwa Oyekan, Adeyinka J Adedeji, Sandra I Ijoma, Rebecca B Atai, Moses O Oguche, Mark Samson, Banenat B Dogonyaro and 11 more

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Article in Veterinary research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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21 authors.

Simon GubbinsThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Emma BrownThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Yiltawe WungakNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Olumuyiwa OyekanNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Adeyinka J AdedejiNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Sandra I IjomaNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Rebecca B AtaiNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Moses O OgucheNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Mark SamsonNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Banenat B DogonyaroNational Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
Fabrizio RossoEuropean Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Hayley HicksThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Britta A WoodThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Jemma WadsworthThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Nick KnowlesThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Donald P KingThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Anna B LudiThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Claire ColenuttThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Andrew E ShawThe Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK.
Georgina Limon *The Pirbright Institute, Ash Road, Pirbright, Surrey, UK. georgina.limon-vega@pirbright.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6230-2475
David O Ehizibolo *National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/PI/230002CBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BBS/E/PI/23NB0004Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government SE2722Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government SE2723Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government SE2945European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) Fund for Applied Research 8thEuropean Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) Fund for Applied Research 9th Call
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed ungulates. This study aimed to enhance our understanding of the role of small ruminants and environmental contamination in the epidemiology and endemicity of FMD. A longitudinal study was conducted between March 2021 and October 2021 in northern Nigeria, where monthly samples were collected from five households, one livestock market and one transhumance location in two local government areas (LGA) identified as being at high risk of FMD. Serum samples (n = 783), oral swabs (n = 424) and environmental swabs (n = 458) were collected and tested for the presence of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) RNA by rRT-PCR. Serum samples (n = 780) were also tested for the presence of antibodies against FMDV non-structural proteins. The proportion of FMDV RNA positive samples increased in all sample types collected in one LGA during the period when an FMD outbreak was reported in the same LGA. In contrast, sero-positive samples did not differ by month but differed between LGAs and amongst species. The force of infection estimated from age-seroprevalence data for each household was significantly lower in goats compared with both cattle or sheep. Five O/EA-3 topotype sequences were obtained from selected FMDV RNA positive samples; findings which support the use of environmental swabs to detect circulating FMDV strains in endemic settings. These results show oral and environmental swabs are suitable sampling methods for early detection at animal and herd level, respectively and provide insights on the role of small ruminants on FMD epidemiology.

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Foot-and-Mouth DiseaseFoot-and-Mouth Disease VirusAnimalsBasic Reproduction NumberCattleEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleGoatsLongitudinal StudiesMaleNigeriaPhylogenyRNA, ViralSheepViral Nonstructural ProteinsRNA, ViralViral Nonstructural ProteinsCattleendemic disease environmental samplingfoot-and-mouth disease virusgoatssheepsurveillance

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PMID40181358
PMCPMC11969707

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