Key result
Concentrated surveillance and movement restrictions in the areas immediately surrounding four foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Verona province prevented the infection from spreading.
Observational
Targeted surveillance based on epidemiological and meteorological analyses successfully prevented the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the 1993 Italian epidemic.
Supports localized FMD containment; leaves open generalizability pending prospective validation.
Imported cattle gave rise to an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Italy during 1993. Four outbreaks occurred in large housed beef herds in Verona province. Investigations revealed that there were no movements of livestock out of the infected premises and meteorological analyses suggested that the airborne spread of infectious particles had been limited by the anticyclonic conditions. Surveillance was therefore concentrated on the areas immediately surrounding the outbreaks and the infection was prevented from spreading.
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Maragon et al. (1994) conducted an observational in Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Surveillance and movement restrictions was evaluated on Spread of infection. Concentrated surveillance and movement restrictions in the areas immediately surrounding four foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in Verona province prevented the infection from spreading.
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