Key result
Despite significant reductions in foot and mouth disease cases across South America during the 1990s, the 2001 resurgence highlights the need for regional vaccination and movement control strategies.
Population
Cattle in South America
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Review
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Supports sustained regional FMD controls; leaves open optimal strategies for contemporary eradication.
A regional strategy based on high levels of vaccination and control of animal movement is key to eradicating foot and mouth disease in South America.
Melo et al. (2002) conducted a review in Foot and mouth disease (FMD). Hemispheric Plan for the Eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PHEFA) and regional control strategies was evaluated on FMD cases and FMD-free status. Despite significant reductions in foot and mouth disease cases across South America during the 1990s, the 2001 resurgence highlights the need for regional vaccination and movement control strategies.
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