Regional Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)

Context:

FMD represents a major health problem to livestock in the region.
FMD causes economic losses and seriously affects international trade in animals and animal products.

 

Objective:

To reduce economic losses by improving FMD control measures

 

Scope:

National, bilateral and trilateral activities are ongoing. However, coordination of control measures and efforts is necessary and must be encouraged.

 

Status:

Despite ongoing control efforts by the national parties, frequent outbreaks of FMD still occur, causing major economic losses.

 

Tasks:

Epidemiological investigation and applied research (disease dynamics)
Improved vaccine: wider spectrum and long duration of immunity (e.g. oil-adjuvant and multivalent vaccines)
Coordinated vaccination campaigns

 

Activities:

The First FMD Regional Workshop, Kibbutz Shfayim, Israel, 18-21 December 1997