Stephen M. Apatow
Director of Research and Development 
Humanitarian Resource Institute Biodefense Reference Library
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The last confirmed case of FMD in the UK was recorded on 30 September 2001. Since then, all counties in Great Britain have been classed as FMD free for the purposes of licensed movements of animals, following an absence of outbreaks of
disease for at least 3 months and extensive serological surveillance of sheep and goat flocks. On 22 January 2002, the OIE (World Animal Health Organisation) restored the UK’s FMD-free status as far as international trade is concerned.

The potential complexity of the post epidemic period relates to:

• Residual environmental contamination
• Risk of latent FMD Infection in the national sheep flock
• Risk of introduction through outside sources.

2.27.2002 - (DEFRA: Foot and Mouth Division): Investigation into Possible FMD on a Farm in North Yorkshire
2.22.2002 (AFX News - Europe) UK sheep tests positive for foot-and-mouth antibodies
2.21.2002 - (DEFRA: To Veterinary Record): Need for Vigilance in the Aftermath of FMD and CSF

In the light of the devastating agricultural, social and economic losses associated with the 2001 FMD epidemic, it is crucial that policy directives that address the scope of these challenging issues are available for immediate implementation.

Resources:

• Foot and Mouth Disease - Lessons Learned Inquiry  Submission by two temporary veterinary inspectors (TVI's) to Lessons Learned Inquiry
• DEFRA Interim Foot and Mouth Disease Contingency Plan
• 1.12.2002 (The Vet Record): Developing policy on FMD - International Conference on Prevention and Control of Foot and Mouth Disease, 12 - 13 December 2001, Charlemagne - Bruxelles: Papers & Slides
• Points to consider in the prevention, control and eradication of FMD:  Dr. Paul Sutmoller (Animal Health Consultant, Former Chief of Laboratories of the Panamerican FMD Center, PAHO/WHO) and Dr. Simon Barteling (Simbar Consultancy, previously occupied at ID-Lelystad, The Netherlands as Head Dep. FMD Vaccine Development, Research and Production and as Head Community Co-ordinating Institute (for the EU).
• 1.27.2002: FMD Vaccination Discussion: Analysis of a Non-Vaccination Strategy Supplemented with Emergency Vaccination
• Foot & Mouth Disease: The UK Lessons Online Slide Presentation - Dr. Martin Hugh-Jones for the 2002 Ontario Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting.
• Foot and Mouth Disease in British Deer: Online Slide Presentation - Dr. Paul Gibbs. The following slides summarise the clinical disease seen in each species and assess the potential role of deer in the epidemiology of FMD during an epidemic in the UK.