Control
Previous Outbreaks
Global Foot and Mouth Disease Situation
- EUFMD maps
FAO website
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks that are officially reported to the FAO, OIE or World Reference Laboratory are recorded.
The maps are divided into:- All FMD outbreaks
- Outbreaks by serotype
- Situation in regions.
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak, Britain 2001
In the last Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in Britain 2,030 cases of FMD were reported between February and September 2001. Thousands of healthy animals were culled as a preventative measure. Many farmers were economically devastated and the public was bombarded with images of the mass slaughter of animals.
Full details of the outbreak can be found on the Defra website FMD cases 2001.
A report was published in July 2002:
- Infectious Diseases in Livestock by the Royal Society.
In December 2004 the Royal Society published a review on the UK policy for FMD vaccination based on the above two reports. See the Royal Society website for the Follow-Up Review (pdf).
Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak, The Netherlands, 2001
The information below covers the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Netherlands, between February and April 2001.
In this case emergency vaccination of in contact animals was carried out. These animals were later culled. The delayed culling of these animals allowed for a more organized culling and disposal process.
