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Foot and Mouth Disease

Other Names: Fiebre Aftosa
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects cloven-hooved livestock and wildlife.

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  • Aphthovirus Picornaviridae

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Vaccination Information

FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines:
Appendix A: Vaccination for Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Appendix A: Vaccination for Foot-and-Mouth Disease covers the disease-specific strategies and general considerations related to the use of vaccine as an aid to control an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the U.S.
Appendix A: Vaccination for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (2011) 

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This document is a supplement to FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guidelines: Vaccination for Contagious Diseases. Both documents are components of APHIS' FAD PReP/NAHEMS Guideline Series. The Guidelines are available on the FAD PReP collaboration website at: https://fadprep.lmi.org.
Prevention

FMD Prevention Practices
Provides specific prevention recommendations for beef or dairy operations to implement once FMD has been diagnosed in the U.S.
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FMD Prevention Practices Checklist
Supplements the FMD Prevention Practices handout.
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FMD Response Package
If FMD is ever diagnosed in the United States, this "response package" can get prevention information into the hands of producers and allied industries as soon as possible.
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Surveillance  

The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Pocket Guide provides practitioners, veterinary students and government personnel with an easy to use resource illustrating the progression of FMD lesions in domestic and feral swine. The printed guide is available for purchase from our products section.
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General:
Provides more detailed disease information to assist extension personnel with media interviews or general inquiries.
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Vesicular Disease Reference Chart:
Reference chart for FMD, Vesicular Stomatitis, Swine Vesicular Disease and Vesicular Exanthema.
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Spickler, Anna Rovid. "Title of Factsheet." "Date of Factsheet (Last Updated)."
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