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¹National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 3M4, Canada. kitchingp@inspection.gc.ca

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Global Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) control faces challenges from trade and disease complexities. The Global FMD Research Alliance (GFRA) aims to overcome these by improving vaccines, diagnostics, and understanding disease carriers.

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Area of Science:

Veterinary Medicine
Epidemiology
Animal Health

Background:

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks highlight agricultural industry vulnerabilities to infectious diseases.
Illegal international trade in animal products bypasses crucial disease prevention safeguards.
Global FMD control is hindered by limitations in vaccines, diagnostics, and understanding disease epidemiology.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore options for mitigating FMD risks by reducing endemic areas.
To address constraints hindering global FMD control efforts.
To propose a collaborative research alliance to support FMD control programs.

Main Methods:

Review of existing FMD control limitations (vaccines, diagnostics, carrier states).
Identification of challenges in decision support tools for FMD management.
Proposal of the Global FMD Research Alliance (GFRA) as a collaborative solution.

Main Results:

Current FMD vaccines are costly, narrow in spectrum, short-lived, and fragile.
FMD diagnostics are expensive, require training, and can lose accuracy.
The role of carrier animals in FMD epidemiology and control remains unclear.
Existing FMD decision support models lack comprehensive disease complexity accommodation.

Conclusions:

The Global FMD Research Alliance (GFRA) is proposed to address FMD control constraints.
GFRA aims to improve vaccines, diagnostics, and understanding of FMD epidemiology.
The alliance seeks to protect national livestock industries and support global FMD control programs.