Two thirds of the world has FMD.

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Two thirds of the world has FMD.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hooved animals, and its global distribution is broad but uneven. It remains enzootic in large regions of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of South America, while many higher-income regions such as North America, Western Europe, and Australia are free of endemic FMD. Because a substantial portion of the world’s livestock populations live in endemic areas, a large share of the globe experiences FMD at any given time—roughly around two-thirds. This is why the statement is considered true in this context: FMD has a worldwide presence that affects many regions even though freedom exists in others.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hooved animals, and its global distribution is broad but uneven. It remains enzootic in large regions of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and parts of South America, while many higher-income regions such as North America, Western Europe, and Australia are free of endemic FMD. Because a substantial portion of the world’s livestock populations live in endemic areas, a large share of the globe experiences FMD at any given time—roughly around two-thirds. This is why the statement is considered true in this context: FMD has a worldwide presence that affects many regions even though freedom exists in others.

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