Reports from University of Airlangga Add New Data to Research in Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (Molecular characterization of VP1 gene during the foot and mouth disease virus outbreak in East Java, Indonesia, in 2022).

A recent study conducted at the University of Airlangga in Surabaya, Indonesia, focused on the molecular characterization of the VP1 gene during a foot and mouth disease virus outbreak in East Java in 2022. The research aimed to determine the genotype and amino acid content of viral proteins, identifying the FMDV subtype as O/ME-SA/Ind2001e. The study highlighted the importance of surveillance and whole-genome sequence analyses for monitoring FMDV genetics in Indonesia, emphasizing the impact of less stringent animal traffic control measures on the spread of the virus in Southeast Asia. [Extracted from the article]