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FMD and Prevention
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How does FMD affect consumers?

FMD is not a public health concern but an outbreak could ultimately threaten the entire U.S. economy. Click here to find out more.


What can livestock producers do?
Being prepared and informed is essential in keeping your farm and the U.S. livestock industry free from FMD. Get more information here.

Recent News

Stay up-to-date with the most recent news and information related to FMD in the United States and around the world by reviewing current articles and relevant information provided here. 

SFO Customs Officials Find Animal Skulls in Shipment, Jan. 18, 2012

US, Pakistan to combat foot, mouth disease, Sept. 14, 2011

Raise foreign animal disease awareness on your farm, July 18, 2011

Local farms prepped for emergencies, July 4, 2011

Inovio Pharmaceuticals' DNA Vaccine for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Generates Protective Neutralizing Antibodies in Second Large-Animal Study, June 30, 2011

Cattle trade ban 'increases foot and mouth risk' (Australia), June 14, 2011

FMD study suggests culls may be reduced, May 5, 2011

S. Korea confirms new foot-and-mouth disease outbreak (Korea), April 17, 2011

Planning for next outbreak of killer foot-and-mouth disease, March 16, 2011

US Beef imports jump due to foot-and-mouth disease (Korea), March 8, 2011

Foot-and-mouth officially confirmed in North Korea (Korea), Feb. 12, 2011

Korea's foot-and-mouth recovery could take year or two (Korea), Feb. 2, 2011

Foot-and-mouth disease scare recalls memories of Merced Country outbreaks, Jan. 14, 2011

Massive cull planned as foot-and-mouth disease spreads (Korea), Jan. 6, 2011

USDA Scientists Discover How Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus Begins Infection in Cattle, Dec. 14, 2010

Foot-And-Mouth Disease Found At 2 South Korea Hog Farms, Nov. 29, 2010

Mock foot and mouth outbreak successfully managed by Defra (United Kingdom), Nov. 21, 2010

NRC says report on risks of proposed Kansas biocontainment lab incomplete, Nov. 15, 2010

USDA changes disease status of Brazil's Santa Catarina (Brazil), Nov. 15, 2010

Foot and Mouth disease in Myanmar (Burma), Nov. 12, 2010

Foot and Mouth disease outbreaks (Vietnam), Nov. 7, 2010

Senior scientists meet to tackle foot-and-mouth threat (United Kingdom), Oct. 28, 2010

Exercise to tackle foot-and-mouth disease (Japan), Sept. 24, 2010

Korea's heavy FMD toll, Aug 9, 2010

Govt contains Ngami FMD despite challenges, July 29, 2010

Japan Lifts FMD Shipment Ban, July 29, 2010

Miyazaki ends foot-and-mouth emergency (Japan), July 27, 2010

Zimbabwe - FMD confirmed, June 25, 2010

RP prepares to complete FMD-free certification (Philippines), June 22, 2010

Canada hogs first test negative for foot-and-mouth, June 22, 2010

Your Animals' Good Health Benefits Everyone, June 16, 2010

Pork Producers Test Foreign Animal Disease Response, June 9, 2010

Japan's FMD Troubles Halt Sales to the U.S., June 3, 2010

Cattle FMD Alert, June 2, 2010

Farm groups push for review of Australia's foot-and-mouth disease policy, May 31, 2010

Health officials monitor spreading hand, foot, mouth disease (Bangkok), Sept. 14, 2009

Fresh foot-and-mouth outbreak hits central Vietnam, Sept. 14, 2009

America's CDC for Animal Health?, Sept. 14, 2009 

 

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