Foot and mouth disease (FMD) 2002 Main
About AVIS	Overview A general introduction to the important aspects of FMD including: • description of disease and the causal agent • clinical diagnosis • laboratory diagnosis • epidemiology • control.     Control Review of control strategies for FMD: • stamping out • movement controls • tracing • vaccination • combined strategies • contingency plans • legislation • import/export regulations • quarantine • zoosanitary measures.     Epidemiology Detailed consideration of the epidemiology of FMD including: • world distribtuion of the disease • virus transmission - aerosols - prediction of spread • susceptibility to infection • the carrier state • risk analysis.     Clinical disease and diagnosis Detailed descriptions of: • clinical disease in cattle, sheep and pigs • differential diagnosis • ageing of lesions • disease in non-domestic species.     Laboratory diagnosis Detailed description of laboratory methods including: • FMD laboratory practice • collection and submission of samples • antigen detection by virus isolation - ELISA - PCR • antibody detection by virus neutralisation - ELISA • virus characterisation - antigenic and genomic.     Image Library General Control measures Foot lesions Mouth lesions Udder lesions     OIE Disease Cards       References   Control Epidemiology Laboratory diagnosis Acknowledgements
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