Livestock, not Gazelles, Drive FMD Outbreaks
ASIA - Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles—one of the most populous large land mammals on the...

Report Shows Southern Africa FMD Control Failings
AFRICA - The results of a CORUS (cooperation for academic and scientific research) project on foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in southern Africa has revealed many failings in the control of the disease and...

Risk Analysis Evaluating Japan's FMD Status
US & JAPAN - The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) yesterday released a risk analysis concerning the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) status of Japan and the...

Agencies Set New Priorities After Rinderpest Eradication
GLOBAL - The eradication of the deadly rinderpest virus is a model for other diseases, according to FAO. Among the new priorities for control is foot and mouth disease (FMD).

N American FMD Vaccine Bank Provides Vaccine to S Korea
GLOBAL - The North American Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine Bank, administered jointly by commissioners from the United States, Canada and Mexico, is providing the Republic of Korea with foot-and-mouth...

Foot-and-Mouth Disease in South Korea Signals Regional Risk
ASIA - FAO is calling for veterinary and border control authorities in Asia to be on alert for animals showing signs of infection by Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), following an unprecedented outbreak of...

FMD Threat Increasing, Warns FAO
GLOBAL - FAO has urged heightened international surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) following three recent incursions in Japan and South Korea.

Developing New Vaccines Against FMD
GLOBAL - A sum of £1.3 million has been awarded to an international collaborative group of research institutions and industry to develop improved vaccines for foot and mouth disease (FMD).

OIE Launch Major Drive Against Disease
GENERAL - A major offensive aimed at bringing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under global control has been launched by FAO and the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

International Plan to Combat FMD in Eurasia
GENERAL – International experts on Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) have agreed on a plan to control the infection in Western Eurasia and stop it spreading west to Europe and North Africa, following a...