Salivation and nasal discharge, foot-and-mouth disease, cow

Salivation and nasal discharge, foot-and-mouth disease, cow

An experimentally inoculated cow on day 3 after infection shows profuse salivation and nasal discharge, acute clinical signs of the foot-and-mouth disease complex. At this stage, virus and viral RNA are readily detectable in an oral swab or saliva sample.

Courtesy of National Veterinary Institute, DTU Vet, Lindholm, Denmark.