PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Iran: (QM) bovine, new strain, st. A Asia, gt. VII, OIE

Foot and Mouth — Iran
Information received on [and dated] 2 Jan 2016 from Dr Mehdi Khalaj, Head, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, Iran
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 30 Aug 2015
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Dec 2015
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: food and mouth disease virus
Serotype: A
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory (basic and