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As Suresh Kuchipudi professor and chair of infectious diseases & microbiology puts it: “The confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany after nearly 40 years highlights the ongoing threat posed by transboundary infectious diseases.
“Regarding this first human death, it’s important to recognize that this is the only case,” said Suresh Kuchipudi, professor and chair of infectious diseases and microbiology.
The U.S. isn't fully capturing spread in pets like cats, compared to surveillance for livestock and people, said the study’s senior author, Suresh Kuchipudi, professor and chair of infectious diseases and microbiology.
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