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Botswana

Country InformationSamples Tested Country Information Official name: Republic of Botswana WRLFMD code: BOT FMD first recorded: FMD eradicated: Subsequent outbreaks: Serotypes (last rpt): Current status: Sporadic Useful websites: FMDV Serotype Years (not comprehensive) Untyped 1932-1933 O - A - C - Asia 1 - SAT 1 1948, 1950, 1957, 1960-1961, 1968, 1977, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2014-2015, 2020, 2023 SAT 2 1977-1978, 1980, 2002, 2005-2013, 2015, 2017 SAT 3 1958, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, 1966-1967 (carrier cattle) Notes All three SAT serotypes are endemic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population Samples Tested WRLFMD batch no. Date Received Type Virus samples Topotype Lineage Sublineage WRLFMD Reports 19/02/2002 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD BOT 3/2002 BOT 8/2002 BOT 11/2002 BOT 13/2002 BOT 15/2002 BOT 1/2002 BOT 2/2002 BOT 4/2002 BOT 5/2002 BOT 6/2002 BOT 7/2002 BOT 9/2002 BOT 10/2002 BOT 12/2002 BOT 14/2002 BOT 16/2002 BOT 17/2002 BOT 18/2002 BOT 19/2002 BOT 20/2002 BOT 21/2002 BOT 22/2002 BOT 23/2002 BOT 24/2002 BOT 25/2002 BOT 26/2002 BOT 27/2002 BOT 28/2002 nd nd nd nd nd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Detection WRLFMD/2003/00086 to WRLFMD/2003/00104 14/01/2003 NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD BOT/1/2003 BOT/2/2003 BOT/3/2003 BOT/4/2003 BOT/5/2003 BOT/6/2003 BOT/7/2003 BOT/8/2003 BOT/9/2003 BOT/10/2003 BOT/11/2003 BOT/12/2003 BOT/13/2003 BOT/14/2003 BOT/15/2003 BOT/16/2003 BOT/17/2003 BOT/18/2003 BOT/19/2003 Detection WRLFMD/2003/00105 25/01/2003 NVD BOT/20/2003 Detection WRLFMD/2004/00015 17/05/2004 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/29/2002 BOT/30/2002 nd nd - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) WRLFMD/2005/00022 22/08/2005 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/1/2005 BOT/2/2005 BOT/3/2005 BOT/4/2005 BOT/5/2005 BOT/6/2005 BOT/7/2005 BOT/8/2005 III III III III III III III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) WRLFMD/2006/00013 11/05/2006 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD BOT/1/2006 BOT/5/2006 BOT/8/2006 BOT/2/2006 BOT/3/2006 BOT/4/2006 BOT/6/2006 BOT/7/2006 BOT/9/2006 BOT/11/2006 BOT/10/2006 II II II nd nd nd nd nd nd nd unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd nd nd nd nd - - - - - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) WRLFMD/2006/00019 05/07/2006 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 BOT/12/2006 BOT/13/2006 BOT/14/2006 BOT/15/2006 BOT/16/2006 BOT/17/2006 BOT/18/2006 III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT1) WRLFMD/2006/00034 08/12/2006 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD BOT/20/2006* BOT/22/2006* BOT/24/2006* BOT/28/2006 BOT/29/2006 BOT/33/2006 BOT/19/2006 BOT/21/2006 BOT/23/2006 BOT/25/2006 BOT/26/2006 BOT/27/2006 BOT/30/2006 BOT/31/2006 BOT/32/2006 BOT/34/2006 BOT/35/2006 BOT/36/2006 BOT/37/2006 III (WZ) III (WZ) III nd nd nd unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT1) Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT1) WRLFMD/2007/00160 13/11/2007 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD NVD BOT/2/2007 BOT/3/2007 BOT/5/2007 BOT/6/2007 BOT/4/2007 BOT/1/2007 III III III III nd unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) WRLFMD/2008/00003 11/02/2008 NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD BOT/1/2008 BOT/2/2008 BOT/3/2008 BOT/4/2008 BOT/5/2008 Detection WRLFMD/2008/00010 10/04/2008 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/6/2008 BOT/7/2008 BOT/8/2008 BOT/9/2008 BOT/10/2008 BOT/11/2008 III III III III III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2,sup1) Vaccine(SAT2,sup2) WRLFMD/2008/00025 01/08/2008 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/12/2008 BOT/13/2008 BOT/14/2008 BOT/15/2008 II II III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) WRLFMD/2008/00029 12/11/2008 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD BOT/16/2008 BOT/18/2008 BOT/17/2008 III III nd unnamed unnamed nd - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) WRLFMD/2009/00031 08/06/2009 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/1/2009† BOT/2/2009 BOT/3/2009 BOT/4/2009 nd III III III nd unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) WRLFMD/2009/00039 31/07/2009 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/5/2009 BOT/6/2009 BOT/7/2009 BOT/8/2009 III III III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) WRLFMD/2010/00036 09/11/2010 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/1/2010 BOT/2/2010 BOT/3/2010 BOT/4/2010 BOT/5/2010 III III III III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - Detection Vaccine WRLFMD/2011/00028 10/06/2011 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 CONTAMINATED CONTAMINATED BOT/1/2011 BOT/2/2011 BOT/3/2011 BOT/6/2011 BOT/7/2011 BOT/4/2011 BOT/5/2011 III III I I I unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - WRLFMD/2012/00035 28/09/2012 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 BOT/1/2012 BOT/2/2012 BOT/3/2012 BOT/4/2012 BOT/5/2012 BOT/6/2012 BOT/6/2012 BOT/7/2012 BOT/7/2012 BOT/8/2012 BOT/9/2012 BOT/10/2012 BOT/11/2012 BOT/12/2012 BOT/13/2012 BOT/14/2012 BOT/15/2012 BOT/16/2012 BOT/17/2012 BOT/18/2012 BOT/19/2012 BOT/20/2012 BOT/21/2012 III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Detection Genotyping (SAT2) Vaccine (SAT2) WRLFMD/2014/00031 13/10/2014 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD NVD BOT/2/2014 BOT/3/2014 BOT/4/2014 BOT/1/2013 BOT/2/2013 BOT/3/2013 BOT/4/2013 BOT/5/2013 BOT/6/2013 BOT/1/2014 III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III III nd nd nd unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd - - - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Genotyping(SAT 2) VaccineSAT 1) VaccineSAT 2) WRLFMD/2015/00019 13/08/2015 SAT 1 SAT 1 BOT/1/2015 BOT/2/2015 III (WZ) III (WZ) unnamed unnamed - - Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Vaccine WRLFMD/2016/00019 10/06/2016 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD BOT/4/2015 BOT/5/2015 BOT/7/2015 BOT/8/2015 BOT/3/2015 BOT/6/2015 III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III nd unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd - - - - - - Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Genotyping(SAT 2) Vaccine WRLFMD/2017/00023 19/10/2017 SAT 2 BOT/1/2017 III unnamed - Detection Genotyping(SAT 2) Vaccine WRLMEG/2020/00027 19/10/2020 SAT 1 SAT 1 BOT08/2020‡ BOT10/2020‡ III (WZ) III (WZ) unnamed unnamed - - Genotyping(SAT1) WRLMEG/2022/00029 27/08/2022 SAT 2 BOT02/2022‡ II - - Genotyping(SAT2) WRLMEG/2023/00032 13/10/2023 SAT 1 BOT/P/04/2023 ‡ III - - Genotyping(SAT1)

Notes: nd, not done *, isolates from African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) †, no virus isolated in cell culture ‡, Not a WRLFMD reference number (only VP1 sequence received)

Country Information
Samples Tested

Official name:	Republic of Botswana
WRLFMD code:	BOT
FMD first recorded:
FMD eradicated:
Subsequent outbreaks:
Serotypes (last rpt):
Current status:	Sporadic
Useful websites:

FMDV Serotype	Years (not comprehensive)
Untyped	1932-1933
O	-
A	-
C	-
Asia 1	-
SAT 1	1948, 1950, 1957, 1960-1961, 1968, 1977, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2014-2015, 2020, 2023
SAT 2	1977-1978, 1980, 2002, 2005-2013, 2015, 2017
SAT 3	1958, 1960-1961, 1963-1965, 1966-1967 (carrier cattle)
Notes	All three SAT serotypes are endemic in the African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population

WRLFMD batch no.	Date Received	Type	Virus samples	Topotype	Lineage	Sublineage	WRLFMD Reports
	19/02/2002	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD	BOT 3/2002 BOT 8/2002 BOT 11/2002 BOT 13/2002 BOT 15/2002 BOT 1/2002 BOT 2/2002 BOT 4/2002 BOT 5/2002 BOT 6/2002 BOT 7/2002 BOT 9/2002 BOT 10/2002 BOT 12/2002 BOT 14/2002 BOT 16/2002 BOT 17/2002 BOT 18/2002 BOT 19/2002 BOT 20/2002 BOT 21/2002 BOT 22/2002 BOT 23/2002 BOT 24/2002 BOT 25/2002 BOT 26/2002 BOT 27/2002 BOT 28/2002	nd nd nd nd nd - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Detection
WRLFMD/2003/00086 to WRLFMD/2003/00104	14/01/2003	NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD	BOT/1/2003 BOT/2/2003 BOT/3/2003 BOT/4/2003 BOT/5/2003 BOT/6/2003 BOT/7/2003 BOT/8/2003 BOT/9/2003 BOT/10/2003 BOT/11/2003 BOT/12/2003 BOT/13/2003 BOT/14/2003 BOT/15/2003 BOT/16/2003 BOT/17/2003 BOT/18/2003 BOT/19/2003				Detection
WRLFMD/2003/00105	25/01/2003	NVD	BOT/20/2003				Detection
WRLFMD/2004/00015	17/05/2004	SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/29/2002 BOT/30/2002	nd nd	- -	- -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2005/00022	22/08/2005	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/1/2005 BOT/2/2005 BOT/3/2005 BOT/4/2005 BOT/5/2005 BOT/6/2005 BOT/7/2005 BOT/8/2005	III III III III III III III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2006/00013	11/05/2006	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD	BOT/1/2006 BOT/5/2006 BOT/8/2006 BOT/2/2006 BOT/3/2006 BOT/4/2006 BOT/6/2006 BOT/7/2006 BOT/9/2006 BOT/11/2006 BOT/10/2006	II II II nd nd nd nd nd nd nd	unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd nd nd nd nd	- - - - - - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2006/00019	05/07/2006	SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1	BOT/12/2006 BOT/13/2006 BOT/14/2006 BOT/15/2006 BOT/16/2006 BOT/17/2006 BOT/18/2006	III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ)	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT1)
WRLFMD/2006/00034	08/12/2006	SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD	BOT/20/2006* BOT/22/2006* BOT/24/2006* BOT/28/2006 BOT/29/2006 BOT/33/2006 BOT/19/2006 BOT/21/2006 BOT/23/2006 BOT/25/2006 BOT/26/2006 BOT/27/2006 BOT/30/2006 BOT/31/2006 BOT/32/2006 BOT/34/2006 BOT/35/2006 BOT/36/2006 BOT/37/2006	III (WZ) III (WZ) III nd nd nd	unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd	- - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT1) Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT1)
WRLFMD/2007/00160	13/11/2007	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD NVD	BOT/2/2007 BOT/3/2007 BOT/5/2007 BOT/6/2007 BOT/4/2007 BOT/1/2007	III III III III nd	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd	- - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2008/00003	11/02/2008	NVD NVD NVD NVD NVD	BOT/1/2008 BOT/2/2008 BOT/3/2008 BOT/4/2008 BOT/5/2008				Detection
WRLFMD/2008/00010	10/04/2008	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/6/2008 BOT/7/2008 BOT/8/2008 BOT/9/2008 BOT/10/2008 BOT/11/2008	III III III III III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2,sup1) Vaccine(SAT2,sup2)
WRLFMD/2008/00025	01/08/2008	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/12/2008 BOT/13/2008 BOT/14/2008 BOT/15/2008	II II III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2008/00029	12/11/2008	SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD	BOT/16/2008 BOT/18/2008 BOT/17/2008	III III nd	unnamed unnamed nd	- - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2009/00031	08/06/2009	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/1/2009† BOT/2/2009 BOT/3/2009 BOT/4/2009	nd III III III	nd unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2009/00039	31/07/2009	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/5/2009 BOT/6/2009 BOT/7/2009 BOT/8/2009	III III III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT2) Vaccine(SAT2)
WRLFMD/2010/00036	09/11/2010	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/1/2010 BOT/2/2010 BOT/3/2010 BOT/4/2010 BOT/5/2010	III III III III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - -	Detection Vaccine
WRLFMD/2011/00028	10/06/2011	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 CONTAMINATED CONTAMINATED	BOT/1/2011 BOT/2/2011 BOT/3/2011 BOT/6/2011 BOT/7/2011 BOT/4/2011 BOT/5/2011	III III I I I	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - -
WRLFMD/2012/00035	28/09/2012	SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2 SAT 2	BOT/1/2012 BOT/2/2012 BOT/3/2012 BOT/4/2012 BOT/5/2012 BOT/6/2012 BOT/6/2012 BOT/7/2012 BOT/7/2012 BOT/8/2012 BOT/9/2012 BOT/10/2012 BOT/11/2012 BOT/12/2012 BOT/13/2012 BOT/14/2012 BOT/15/2012 BOT/16/2012 BOT/17/2012 BOT/18/2012 BOT/19/2012 BOT/20/2012 BOT/21/2012	III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III III	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Detection Genotyping (SAT2) Vaccine (SAT2)
WRLFMD/2014/00031	13/10/2014	SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD FMDV‑GD NVD NVD	BOT/2/2014 BOT/3/2014 BOT/4/2014 BOT/1/2013 BOT/2/2013 BOT/3/2013 BOT/4/2013 BOT/5/2013 BOT/6/2013 BOT/1/2014	III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III III nd nd nd	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd nd nd	- - - - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Genotyping(SAT 2) VaccineSAT 1) VaccineSAT 2)
WRLFMD/2015/00019	13/08/2015	SAT 1 SAT 1	BOT/1/2015 BOT/2/2015	III (WZ) III (WZ)	unnamed unnamed	- -	Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Vaccine
WRLFMD/2016/00019	10/06/2016	SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 1 SAT 2 FMDV‑GD	BOT/4/2015 BOT/5/2015 BOT/7/2015 BOT/8/2015 BOT/3/2015 BOT/6/2015	III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III (WZ) III nd	unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed unnamed nd	- - - - - -	Detection Genotyping(SAT 1) Genotyping(SAT 2) Vaccine
WRLFMD/2017/00023	19/10/2017	SAT 2	BOT/1/2017	III	unnamed	-	Detection Genotyping(SAT 2) Vaccine
WRLMEG/2020/00027	19/10/2020	SAT 1 SAT 1	BOT08/2020^‡ BOT10/2020^‡	III (WZ) III (WZ)	unnamed unnamed	- -	Genotyping(SAT1)
WRLMEG/2022/00029	27/08/2022	SAT 2	BOT02/2022^‡	II	-	-	Genotyping(SAT2)
WRLMEG/2023/00032	13/10/2023	SAT 1	BOT/P/04/2023 ‡	III	-	-	Genotyping(SAT1)

Notes:
nd, not done
*, isolates from African buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
†, no virus isolated in cell culture
‡, Not a WRLFMD reference number (only VP1 sequence received)