Molecular evolution, diversity, and adaptation of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O in Asia
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is highly contagious and affects the economy of many countries worldwide.Serotype O is the most prevalent and is present in many regions of Asia.Lineages O/SEA/Mya-98, O/Middle East-South Asia (ME-SA)/PanAsia, O/Cathay and O/ME-SA/Ind-2001 have been circulating in Asian countries.Low antigenic matching between O/Cathay