Overview of Foot and Mouth Disease Webinar

Overview of Foot and Mouth Disease Webinar (November 19, 2020)
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most contagious transboundary animal diseases (TADs). Although the U.S. is free of the disease, FMD is still widespread throughout the world. It still occurs in large parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia and the countries that are free of FMD today remain under constant threat of an incursion because this disease can severely affect the indeed disrupt regional and international trade in animals and animal products. In fact, it is notorious for the enormous financial damage that this fast-moving infection can cause in FMD-free countries hit by an outbreak. Being able to recognize the disease at the very beginning and having in place epidemio-surveillance capacities is essential to rapidly stand up control strategies in case of an outbreak. This webinar included detail description of the disease clinical presentation in different affected species, virus characteristics, global situation, differential diagnosis, and control strategies.