3. Second wionth of the epizootic, ise. November, recorded 
_the largest number of discovered areas infected with the foot and 
mouth virus (35% of all the areas during the epizootic), whereas, 
the third month, namely, December, recorded the greatest number 
of animals which had been attacked by the foot and mouth disease 
(39.2% of the total number of the infected large cattle, 31.4% of 
pigs, 41.4% of sheep and goats). 
4, The regions of the Republic where the foot and mouth 
@pizootic made its appearance from October to December, 1965, the 
number of animals which were attacked by the feot and mouth virus 
was from 3 to 50 times greater than in areas where the epizootic 
made its appearance in 1966. 
5. The quick spread of the epizootic, in its initial period, 
was helped by the appearance of the new foot and mouth episootic 
caused by A. virus, which se far, was aot registered in our 
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country and therefore, susceptibility of our animals to it wae 
quite apparent; prevailing (October-December) low (sinus) 
temperature of the air and soil, created favorable conditions for 
the preservation of the foot and mout virus and its accumulation 
(aa a result of not very affective disinfection during the winter 
_ period) in lerge quentities in the surrounding atmosphere; closely 
packed animals in the farms, kolkhoses and sovkhoses 48 a result 
of the indoor maintenance of animals, regrouping of animale for 
the winter months, @2g well as, the lively activity in the farms 
