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Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

 

 

 

PREVENTION AND CONTROL

  • Protection of free zones by border animal movement control and surveillance

  • Slaughter of infected, recovered, and FMD-susceptible contact animals

  • Disinfection of premises and all infected material (implements, cars, clothes, etc.)

  • Destruction of cadavers, litter, and susceptible animal products in the infected area

  • Quarantine measures (Code Chapter 2.1.1.)

Inactivated virus vaccine containing an adjuvant.
Immunity: 6 months after two initial vaccinations, 1-month apart, depending on the antigenic relationship between vaccine and outbreak strains


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