Short Communication INCIDENCE OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAKS IN HARYANADURING THE YEARS 2007 AND 2008

SUMMARY During this period, only three foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks including one in 2007 and two in 2008 were recorded in cattle from Hisar district of Haryana. Eight clinical samples were collected and analysed for FMDV serotypes 0, A, C and Asial t' using sandwich ELlSA: Of these, two were typed as FMD virus serotype 0 while six as serotype A. FMDV serotypes Asia I and C were not reported during these two years. Each of the three outbreaks was investigated under intensive epidemiological studies. Recent upsurge in the activity of FMDV serotype A in 2008 in Haryana has been discussed in the light of phylogenetic analysis of vaccine (genotype VI) and circulating field strain (genotype VII).