Systematic Veterinary Virology

DISTRIBUTION

• Foot-and-mouth disease is widely distributed throughout the world. Endemic areas were Asia, Africa, and parts of South America.
• Most European countries have are generally free from FMD barring few outbreaks.
• Countries belonging to the European Union have stopped FMD vaccination. North and Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the British Isles are free from FMD.