Foot-and-mouth disease dynamics in multi-species livestock systems at the interface of African protected areas

Abstract Many pathogens have the capacity to infect multiple hosts.Multi-species epidemiological systems are characterized by populations that interact and perform different functions in pathogen transmission and maintenance.This study investigated the epidemiological dynamics of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus in cattle and goats and their resp

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The occurrence of disinfectant and antibiotic-resistant genes in Escherichia coli isolated from chickens in Egypt

Aim: This work aimed to determine the occurrence of antibiotic and disinfectant resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated from chickens in Egypt.Materials and Methods: Organs (liver, lung, heart, yolk sac, and bone marrow) of 1500 chicken samples were collected from diseased chickens suffered from colibacillosis with PM findings as CRD, diarrhe

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