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aftosa, n. Vet. Sci.|æfˈtəʊzə|
[ad. Sp. (fiebre) aftosa aphthous fever.]
= foot-and-mouth disease s.v. foot n. 35 a.
1947Amer. Milk Rev. Sept. 4 (headline) Aftosa—Mexican tragedy; a story of the foot and mouth disease. 1950Sci. News Let. 15 Apr. 227/1 If it hit American herds, ‘aftosa’ as the Mexicans call it..would almost certainly disrupt the nation's entire livestock industry. 1972Buenos Aires Herald 1 Feb. 9/1 The census is linked to the campaign against foot-and-mouth disease as vaccination against ‘aftosa’ also starts today. 1989Hecht & Cockburn Fate of Forest vi. 98 With aftosa..endemic and rife among its herds, Amazonian beef is prohibited from sale on international markets. |