Hafez S M, Farag M A, al-Sukayran A, al-Mujalli D M
National Agriculture and Water Research Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Water, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rev Sci Tech. 1993 Sep;12(3):807-16. doi: 10.20506/rst.12.3.715.
Data on the epizootiological status of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in all districts of Saudi Arabia were obtained through responses to a specifically-designed questionnaire from field veterinarians working in different Directorates of Agriculture throughout the country. Suspected clinical occurrence of the disease was reported in seventeen of the twenty-three Directorates. The animal species affected were mainly cattle (in fifteen Directorates) and sheep (in eight Directorates). The disease was suspected among goats and camels in only two Directorates. Some animal owners were unwilling to notify suspicion of the disease. Laboratory diagnosis was not performed in all cases. Vaccination using an appropriately-formulated quadrivalent vaccine incorporating FMD virus serotypes O, A, C and Asia 1 was mainly applied to dairy animals. Limited numbers of locally-bred cattle and sheep were vaccinated in eight and four Directorates, respectively. The data obtained and the recommendations of field staff for improving control of FMD at the national level in Saudi Arabia are discussed.
通过向沙特阿拉伯全国不同农业局工作的现场兽医发放一份专门设计的问卷，获取了沙特阿拉伯所有地区口蹄疫的流行病学数据。在23个农业局中，有17个报告了疑似口蹄疫临床病例。受影响的动物种类主要是牛（15个农业局）和羊（8个农业局）。仅在2个农业局怀疑山羊和骆驼感染了该病。一些动物主人不愿意报告疑似病例。并非所有病例都进行了实验室诊断。使用含有口蹄疫病毒O、A、C和亚洲1型血清型的适当配方的四价疫苗主要用于奶牛。分别在8个和4个农业局对数量有限的本地饲养牛和羊进行了疫苗接种。讨论了所获得的数据以及现场工作人员关于在沙特阿拉伯全国范围内改进口蹄疫控制的建议。
