EuFMD

Dr. Bessong Willington Ojong is a Veterinarian and International Animal Health Livestock Value Chain Expert in Cameroon. Willington was formerly a member of the EuFMD as a short term professional, working across Pillar III which aims to promote Improved uptake of the global strategy for the Progressive control of FMD. We caught up with Willington in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy in the margins of t...

Animal Health Officer's Dr. Frank Busch & Dr. Kiril Krstevski are experienced Veterinary Officers, whom have been leading a number of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Simulation excercises and 'fact-finding' missions in the Balkan region, as well as in Moldova and Ukraine. Frank and Kiril sat down with us in April to talk about their missions, what they look for in good emergency preparedness, as well as wh...

Professor David Paton is a virologist currently working as an international consultant with a particular focus on foot-and-mouth disease and its control. He provides expert support across EuFMD’s programme, including on training to assist emergency preparedness and contingency planning, and on progressive control of FMD. Previously, David led the World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disea...

Dr. Jorgen Westergaard is a Senior Lecturer in the Agriculture Department, University of Copenhagen. He has extensive experience in field work, research and legislative matters concerning the epidemiology, prevention, control and eradication of infectious diseases. Jorgen sat down with us in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy during the 2018 Open Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foo...

Maria de la Puente Arévalo is an FMD Risk Manangement Specialist and EuFMD's Pillar I coordinator. Maria sat down with us in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy during the 2018 Open Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The theme of the session was based around 'Global Vaccine Security'. Maria presented to us an explanation of the European Commission for the Contro...

Michael Sanderson is a Professor of Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University. Michael sat down with us in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy during the 2018 Open Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The theme of the session was based around 'Global Vaccine Security' Earlier in the day, Michael ga...

Corissa Miller is a Veterinary Officer at Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and former EuFMD Short Term Professional (STP). Corissa sat down with us in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy during the 2018 Open Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The theme of the session was based around 'Global Vaccine Security' Corissa talked abo...

Kimberley VanderWaal, Assistant Professor at the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM),Universtry of Minnesota sat down with us in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy during the 2018 Open Session of the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. The theme of the session was based around 'Global Vaccine Security' Kimberley talked about a study into transmission dynamics be...