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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
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-
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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
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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
 
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unnamed
unnamed
nd
​nd
​nd
​nd
​nd
​nd
​nd
 
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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)
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unnamed
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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












 
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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
 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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unnamed
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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
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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

 
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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
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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

 
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nd
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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)
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unnamed
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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
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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)
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unnamed
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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)