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E. Brown - CHARACTERISING FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS IN CLINICAL SAMPLES USING NANOPORE SEQUENCING by European Commission for the Control of FMD

BooMi La - Enhanced diagnosis efficacy of a newly developed ELISA kit for FMDV by European Commission for the Control of FMD

C Albanello MODELLING VIRTUAL TRAINING by European Commission for the Control of FMD

R. Condoleo Ranking FMD Hazard using expert knowledge elicitation and PCP activities by European Commission for the Control of FMD

T. Chaligava - Foot-and-mouth disease risk mapping in Georgia by European Commission for the Control of FMD

E.A. Foglia - The role of Local and Regional Livestock movements in FMD spread in EA by European Commission for the Control of FMD

K. Absalanfard - Survey on 10years foot and mouth disease outbreaks in Bushehr province, Iran by European Commission for the Control of FMD

U. Gunasekera - Molecular surveillance of FMD virus through slaughterhouse in Vietnam by European Commission for the Control of FMD

I. Mugezi - Risk of FMD spread through cattle movements in Uganda by European Commission for the Control of FMD

G. Silva - Coverage of slaughterhouse surveillance for bovine tubercolosis by European Commission for the Control of FMD

S. Mielke - Predicting FMD virus in tropical endemic settings by European Commission for the Control of FMD

S. Jamal - Spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O/ME-SA/Ind-2001e sub-lineage in Pakistan by European Commission for the Control of FMD

A. Apolloni - Modelling and predicting national and regional animal mobility by European Commission for the Control of FMD

EARLY WARNING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS ON CATTLE-TRANSPORT NETWORKS Introduction Surveillance of infectious diseases in livestock is traditionally carried out at the farms, which are the typical units of epidemiological investigations and interventions. In Central and Western Europe, high-quality, long-term time series of animal transports have become available and this opens the possibilit...

PARTICIPATORY MAPPING OF ANIMAL MOBILITY PATTERNS USING FAO’S EPIDEMIOLOGY VALUE CHAIN PLATFORM Introduction Studies relating to animal movement patterns and are often conducted by academic authors, with dissemination of findings limited to grey literature and scientific journals. Consequently, objectives and outcomes may not incorporate the priorities of surveillance system actors or communicate...

A MODEL EXPLORATION OF CARRIER TRANSMISSION SUFFICIENT FOR MAINTENANCE OF ENDEMIC FMD There are many factors which might contribute to the persistence of FMD as an endemic disease in many regions. One such factor is persistently infected livestock – animals from whom virus can be isolated more than 28 days after infection, also known as carriers. Despite anecdotal evidence of transmission from car...

TRACKING LIVESTOCK MOVEMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PATTERNS AND RISKS OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE SPREAD IN TRADITIONALLY MANAGED SYSTEMS IN EAST AFRICA Introduction Livestock are essential to food security and livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa, but suffer from poor productivity due to infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). FMD is endemic in this part of Africa, and outbreaks are freq...

A MULTI-SPECIES CONTACT-NETWORK MODEL: BETWEEN-FARM DISEASE SPREADING AMONG BOVINE, SMALL RUMINANTS AND SWINE POPULATIONS. Introduction Many infectious diseases infect multiple species and persist through a combination of within- and between-species transmission dynamics and processes. Here, we explore the epidemiological impacts of host-specific disease spread dynamics, among farms raising multip...

R. deJong - Epidemiological investigation of FMD outbreaks in a bear rescue center by European Commission for the Control of FMD

Geographic distribution of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) Abstract Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly pathogenic viral disease infecting principally sheep and goats, but also some wild artiodactyls, camelids and suids. This disease circulates in large parts of Africa, Asia and Middle-East. Despite global control efforts, PPR continues to emerge and re-emerge in new areas. Importantly,...

QUANTIFYING THE ROLE OF LIVESTOCK MOVEMENTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF RVF IN NORTHERN TANZANIA. The buying and selling of livestock represents a substantial contribution to the income and livelihood of the people who husband them, however these movements also represent a risk of infectious disease transmission. While the health and commercial costs of disease means that there is incentive to control...

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P. Bastiaensen - Is African swine fever returning to Africa? by European Commission for the Control of FMD

Welcome to a new episode of our podcast Drs Hullinger and Gaynor discuss the recent EuFMD activities in the area of Animal Health Emergency Preparedness for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) and and other Similar Transboudary Animal Diseases (FAST Diseases). Dr. Pam Hullinger is a veterinary epidemiologist, with over 30 years’ experience in private and public practice at the California state, US Nation...

Welcome to a new episode of our podcast Simulation exercises are an excellent tool to test contingency plans and improve countries’ preparedness against exotic animal diseases. EuFMD supports the organization of simulation exercises, particularly in South Eastern European countries, but the recent pandemic represented a challenge for their planning and implementation. As a solution, a new way of d...