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Foot-and-mouth disease historical perspective
Introduction
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Overview
Overview
The cause of FMD was first shown to be viral in 1897 by Friedrich Loeffler. He passed the blood of an infected animal through a fine porcelain filter and found that the fluid that was collected could still cause the disease in healthy animals.
References
References
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