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Foot-and-mouth disease under control in the UK

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  • Mark Woolhouse

    (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

  • Margo Chase-Topping

    (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

  • Daniel Haydon

    (University of Guelph)

  • John Friar

    (Eoscene Corporation)

  • Louise Matthews

    (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

  • Gareth Hughes

    (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
    Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory)

  • Darren Shaw

    (Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh)

  • John Wilesmith

    (Veterinary Laboratories Agency
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)

  • Alex Donaldson

    (Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory)

  • Stephen Cornell

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Matthew Keeling

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Bryan Grenfell

    (University of Cambridge)

Abstract

Following the first reported case on 20 February this year, foot-and-mouth disease spread to over 1,500 livestock farms in the United Kingdom by the end of April1,2,3. From late March, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) required livestock on infected farms to be culled within 24 hours of the disease being reported and those on neighbouring farms within 48 hours. Here we investigate whether progress towards meeting these targets3 has had a detectable impact on the course of the epidemic in the United Kingdom. We conclude that it has now been brought under control, but it will be important to contain rapidly any new outbreaks in previously unaffected areas.

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  • Mark Woolhouse & Margo Chase-Topping & Daniel Haydon & John Friar & Louise Matthews & Gareth Hughes & Darren Shaw & John Wilesmith & Alex Donaldson & Stephen Cornell & Matthew Keeling & Bryan Grenfell, 2001. "Foot-and-mouth disease under control in the UK," Nature, Nature, vol. 411(6835), pages 258-259, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:411:y:2001:i:6835:d:10.1038_35077149
    DOI: 10.1038/35077149
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    1. David Schley & Simon Gubbins & David J Paton, 2009. "Quantifying the Risk of Localised Animal Movement Bans for Foot-and-Mouth Disease," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(5), pages 1-6, May.
    2. Xu-Sheng Zhang & Giovanni Lo Iacono, 2018. "Estimating human-to-human transmissibility of hepatitis A virus in an outbreak at an elementary school in China, 2011," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-14, September.

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