FAO alerts countries in the Mediterranean region to enhance preparedness for foot-and-mouth disease

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FAO alerts countries in the Mediterranean region to enhance preparedness for foot-and-mouth disease

16/feb/24

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is recommending enhanced biosecurity due to the risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Mediterranean region. There has been an increased number of FMD outbreaks in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Tunisia), including the detection of a novel FMD serotype SAT2. This concerning epidemiological situation coincides with an expected intensified movement of livestock associated with the Ramadhan period.

Language English

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