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Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral infection affecting even-toed ungulates. It primarily occurs in domestic animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and pigs, and causes significant economic losses in the livestock sector. The causative agent is a virus belonging to the Picornaviridae family with high transmissibility. The disease has the potential to spread rapidly across large animal populations. Therefore, in many countries foot-and-mouth disease is regarded as a major issue for

Zoonosis or zoonotic disease is derived from the Greek words “zoon” (animal) and “nosos” (disease). According to the terminology defined by the World Health Organization, zoonoses refer to any infection or disease that can be naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and humans. Current medical data indicate that more than 200 types of zoonotic diseases have been identified in nature.【1】Approximately 60 percent of pathogens affecting humans originate from animals. It is reported that abou