AN OVERVIEW ABOUT PREVALENCE OF FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS IN DISTRICTS KASUR AND LAHORE, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN FROM 2014-2019

Abstract

During 2014-2019, 109 suspected samples for FMD were received at ELISA Lab Foot and Mouth Disease Center (F&MDRC) Lahore, Pakistan. These samples were collected from Lahore and Kasur districts of Punjab, Pakistan. The prevalence trend of three serotypes (A, O, Asia-1) was checked through antigenic Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). From the processedfield samples; 71 samples were detected positive for serotype A, O and Asia-1. Out of the positive samples the most prevalent was serotype „A‟ (57.74%) followed by serotype Asia-1 (29.57%) and the least prevalent was serotype „O‟ (12.67%). The serotype „A‟ was more prevalent in Lahore (82.92%) as compared to Kasur (17.07%). For the period of 2014-2015, no case of serotype „O‟ was reported from district Kasur, whereas 9 cases were reported from district Lahore accordingly. Out of 21 cases of Asia-1 received at ELISA Lab FMDRC, Lahore; 18 cases were from Lahore followed by 3 cases from Kasur. From 2014-2019, the prevalence of serotype A, Asia-1 and O in Kasur was 70%, 30% and 0% respectively. The trend of prevalence in Lahore was same as in Kasur with most prevalent serotype A (55.73%) followed by serotype Asia-1 (29.50%) and the least prevalent was serotype O (14.75%). Theonly difference was that no case of serotype „O‟ reported in Kasur while in Lahore 9 cases were reported during the period of six years. In conclusion there are more cases of FMD reported in Lahore as compared to Kasur and prevalence from 2014-2016 is more as compared to years 2017-2019.