[Foot-and-mouth disease: clinical aspects, epizootiology and diagnosis]

A description of the clinical signs, differential diagnosis, epizootiology and laboratory diagnosis of foot-and-mouth disease in ruminants and pigs is given. Clinical signs are most easily recognised in cattle and pigs. Sheep and goats with foot-and-mouth disease do not show distinct clinical signs and can easily be missed. Clinical diagnosis by the veterinary practitioner is very important in case of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.