Mwiine, F. N.Ayebazibwe, C.Mukani, W. OlahoAlexandersen, S.Balinda, S. N.Masembe, C.Okurut, A. R. AdemunChristensen, L. S.Sørensen, K. J.2022-02-232022-02-232010Mwiine, F. N., Ayebazibwe, C., Olaho‐Mukani, W., Alexandersen, S., Balinda, S. N., Masembe, C., ... & Tjørnehøj, K. (2010). Serotype specificity of antibodies against foot‐and‐mouth disease virus in cattle in selected districts in Uganda. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 57(5), 365-374.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01157.xhttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2272Uganda had an unusually large number of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in 2006, and all clinical reports were in cattle. A serological investigation was carried out to confirm circulating antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) by ELISA for antibodies against non-structural proteins and structural proteins. Three hundred and forty-nine cattle sera were collected from seven districts in Uganda, and 65% of these were found positive for antibodies against the non-structural proteins of FMDV. A subset of these samples were analysed for serotype specificity of the identified antibodies. High prevalences of antibodies against non-structural proteins and structural proteins of FMDV serotype O were demonstrated in herds with typical visible clinical signs of FMD, while prevalences were low in herds without clinical signs of FMD. Antibody titres were higher against serotype O than against serotypes SAT 1, SAT 2 and SAT 3 in the sera investigated for serotype-specific antibodies. Only FMDV serotype O virus was isolated from one probang sample. This study shows that the majority of the FMD outbreaks in 2006 in the region studied were caused by FMDV serotype O; however, there was also evidence of antibodies to both SAT 1 and SAT 3 in one outbreak in a herd inside Queen Elizabeth national park area.enArticle