Research and technological developments required for more rapid control and eradication of foot and mouth disease.
Rev Sci Tech
; 15(3): 863-73, 1996 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-9025138
ABSTRACT
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is the major disease barrier to international trade in animals and animal products. Countries free of the disease take severe measures to exclude the virus, to avoid the potentially devastating consequences of an outbreak, particularly for the animal export trade. Consequently, FMD-free countries either refuse to trade with sporadically or endemically infected countries, or else apply stringent and often expensive safeguards before agreeing to import animals or animal products. Technological advances can assist countries which are free of FMD to maintain this status. Such advances also aid countries in which the disease is sporadic or endemic, by accelerating the progress of control and eradication programmes. The authors review recent advances in tests for the diagnosis of FMD, in addition to advances in surveillance, vaccinology and information technology, i.e. computing and networking. Furthermore, the authors examine the application of these advances to improve programmes for the control and eradication of FMD, and identify the requirements for further research into the disease.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pesquisa
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Vacinas Virais
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Vacinação
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Aphthovirus
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Febre Aftosa
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Sci Tech
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido