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The 2010 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Japan was contained and eradicated within three months through intensive control efforts including stamping out and emergency vaccination, resulting in 292 outbreaks and approximately 290,000 culled animals.
The 2010 FMD epidemic in Japan was successfully eradicated within three months through stamping out, movement restrictions, and emergency vaccination, providing lessons for future veterinary infectious disease control.
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Supports integrated FMD responses in future outbreaks; leaves open prospective validation of optimal protocols.
Muroga et al. (2011) conducted a review in Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) (n=290,000). Emergency vaccination and stamping out was evaluated on Eradication of FMD. The 2010 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Japan was contained and eradicated within three months through intensive control efforts including stamping out and emergency vaccination, resulting in 292 outbreaks and approximately 290,000 culled animals.
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