Implementation of a national FMD control policy
• surveillance for FMD

• clinical surveillance
• virological follow up of suspect cases
• serological surveillance for

• evidence of infection
• efficacy of vaccination

• an effective disease surveillance system with prompt and efficient reporting of FMD nationally and internationally to OIE
• establishment of a reference laboratory with responsibility for diagnosis and submission of representative samples to regional or world reference laboratories
• policies to prevent introduction of FMD
• control of FMD

• this will usually involve intensive national or regional vaccination campaigns using approved vaccines under governement control. In exceptional cases the incidence of the disease might be sufficiently low that a slaughter policy might be introduced in the first instance

Recognition as free from FMD with vaccination
• All of the above components of an FMD control policy must be in place and have been shown to be effective
• No outbreaks of FMD recorded for at least two years
• If outbreaks do occur, FMD-free status may be regained after either 12 months if 'stamping out' is applied or after a further two years if it is not

Recognition as free from FMD without vaccination
• Policy of stamping out
• Prompt and regular reporting of disease
• No outbreaks for at least 12 months
• No vaccination or importation of vaccinated animals