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Focus on Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Newsletter No 103, 7 December 2020

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Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals. Although not very lethal in adult animals, it causes serious production losses and is a major constraint in international trade. The FMD situation has improved markedly in recent years particularly in Europe and some countries in south east Asia and South America, but the disease remains endemic and at a high prevalence in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America. Within the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD), FAO works in close partnership with the European Commission DG-SANTE and the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) to support and promote the global strategy for progressive control of Foot-and-Mouth, though  work with member countries on their preparedness, and with European neighbors putting in place sustainable control programmes. For more information have a look at the
EUFMD website.


the Editor

Livelihoods @ risk in a FASTer world
8-17 December 2020.
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Innovative digital solutions to support control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
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free, open access courses on Foot-and-Mouth Disease in English and French.
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FAO Sustainable Livestock Technical Network coordination team:
Daniela Battaglia, Tonia Galasso

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