Welcome to the website for the OIE/FAO Reference Laboratory Network for Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The OIE and FAO have designated reference laboratories with scientific and technical expertise within the areas of health, public health and technics to help prevent, control and eradicate major diseases.

Overview. Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is a common illness of infants and ren. In infants, it starts with fever, fussiness, and poor appetite.

Hand-foot-and-mouth disease, or HFMD, is caused by a virus.Symptoms include ulcers, or sores, inside or around the mouth, and a rash or blisters on the hands, feet, legs, or buttocks.

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Hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD as it is commonly known, is a highly contagious viral illness that usually affects ren. In the United States, summer and early fall are the most common times for outbreaks; however, in more tropical areas of the nation, outbreaks can occur any time of

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects cloven-hooved livestock and wildlife.

Hand, foot, and mouth disease is a common viral illness that usually affects infants and ren er than 5 years old. However, it can …

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection caused by a group of viruses. It typically begins with a fever and feeling generally unwell. This is followed a day or two later by flat discolored spots or bumps that may blister, on the hands, feet, and mouth, and occasionally buttocks and groin.

Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease (Aphthae epiticae) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed s, including domestic and wild bovids.

About hand, foot, and mouth disease: causes, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and complications.