Geographic Serotype Prevalence

of Foot and Mouth Disease

 

The serotypes are restricted to certain geographic areas in the world, which is exemplified in the table shown below: 

 

Asia (Historically)  
         Near East   A (22)           O (1)
         Middle East   A (22)           O (1)           C Asia (1)
         Far East   A                   O                C Asia (1)
Africa  
         Central East to West   A; O
         Northeast Central and South   SAT 1 and 2
         South   SAT 3

         Serotype C 

   Not Common in Africa
Europe   A (5)             O (1)             C (1)
South America   A (24), (27)  O (1)             C (3)