Foot-and-Mouth Disease

ISBN: 0-9547185-2-6

Editors:
Suzanne I Boardman BVMS MRCVS
Debra C Bourne MA VetMB PhD MRCVS

Wildlife Information Network developed this Wildpro volume to help animal health professionals, farmers, wildlife managers and government officials tackle one of the most infectious diseases of livestock.

The volume runs from a central flowchart divided into sections. The description of Foot-and-Mouth Disease includes incubation, time course and persistence of disease, morbidity, mortality, life stage affected and susceptibility, clinical signs, clincial pathology, pathological findings and diagnostic criteria, medical treatment and nursing, vaccination, environmental and population level control measures.

Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus includes data on virus structure and identification, host species, degree of hazard to humans and other species, life cycle and transmission, physical and chemical means of inactivating the virus, environments and geographical distribution of the virus.

Disease management sections include Control options for Stopping the FMD Virus Spreading, which reviews policy choices for FMD-free areas and factors to be considered in the event of an outbreak. Costs and Consequences of FMD and its Control sets out in general terms the impact of the disease and control measures on the individual animal, the environment, the farmer, related trades and professions, the consumer of meat and other animal products, the FMD-affected regions of a country and the affected country as a whole.

Separate pages detail Import & Travel Restrictions, National Contingency Plans, Diagnosis, Surveillance and Carriers, Culling and Carcass Disposal, Vaccination, Quarantine and Disinfection and information pertinent to zoos, wild animals and companion animals which may be affected by FMD and its control.

In the Vaccination section, details are given of vaccine deelopment, vaccination regimes and specific vaccination techniques such as barrier vaccination and emergency mass vaccination.

Frequently Asked Questions are based on the information farmers and veterinarians requested during the 2001 UK outbreak of FMD. The Electronic Library contains a variety of Discussion Documents from the European Union and the UK.

Special Thanks

Wildlife Information network is a registered charity supported entirely by membership subscriptions, grants and donations. We are very grateful for the generous support we received for the development of Foot-and-Mouth Disease. It was funded by Merial Animal Health Ltd and from Wildlife Information network's own reserves. It was supported by British Airways Assisting Conservation, Great North eastern railway and USGS-National Wildlife Health Center.