USDA'S Novel Cell Line Identifies All Foot-and-Mouth Virus Serotypes

By Sandra Avant



WASHINGTON—U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.

The cell line was created by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Plum Island Animal