European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth disease. Based in FAO HQ. Follow our Director-General @FAODG.

Rome (FAO)
Joined June 2009
Regional collaboration in action! At the GF-TADs Middle East workshop, countries are working together to strengthen strategies against Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Peste des Petits Ruminants. Find out more: gf-tads.org/events/events-de…
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We bring you the highlights from the latest animal disease outbreaks across the world, directly from #WAHIS.

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Surveillance is key to detecting disease & proving disease-freedom! Join today to learn more about effective surveillance methods in #FootandMouth disease control & prevention. 📅 12 PM CET 🔗 shorturl.at/aUfHu Checkout the upcoming webinars: shorturl.at/ausox
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The Foot-and-Mouth Preparedness Interactive Webinar series is still going strong! Don’t miss out on the next session on Surveillance to detect disease or substantiate disease-freedom. 📅 25 Feb | 12 PM CET 💻 shorturl.at/aUfHu ℹ️ More: shorturl.at/ausox
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The EuFMD, in partnership with the @WRLFMD publishes a quarterly report on the foot-and mouth disease situation. Read the December 2024 report here bit.ly/quarterly24 and on the WRLFMD webpage.
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Integrating human, animal & environmental health, @FAO's #OneHealth approach is a holistic strategy tackling challenges like antimicrobial resistance, soil degradation & pandemics. Discover how interconnected our well-being is 👉 bit.ly/3Qhuu0m
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📢 Save the Date! ‌Join us for the #FootandMouth Preparedness Interactive Webinar. Explore epidemiological investigation and learn how to interpret lab test results and lesion ageing to trace the source and spread of the virus. 📅 18 Feb at 12 PM CET ➡️ shorturl.at/X9Nc3
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If you missed the Update on the Global #FMD situation and risk, click on our elearning page lnkd.in/d7J7QQ3 . Thanks to Don King @Pirbright_Inst, @karyvet and @Shahin_Baiomy for their time and insight. "Ask the Experts"next week, same time ✏️bit.ly/3Cmraxc
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EuFMD/FAST retweeted
The world needs science, and science needs women. 👩‍🔬🧪 Yet, they remain under-represented and struggle to get recognition for their achievements. More from @UNESCO on Tuesday’s International Day of Women & Girls in Science: on.unesco.org/WomenInScience
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Don't miss the webinar on 11 feb at 12pm CET, in our "Ask the Experts" series: Update on the Global FMD situation and risk. Presenters will be Donald King from @Pirbright_Inst Pirbright Institute, Karima Ouali and Shahin Baiomy from the EuFMD. 👉 bit.ly/4ju5mR1
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#FootAndMouth preparedness interactive webinars are continuing! Mark your calendars for tomorrow & explore the latest update on the Global FMD situation & risk in the European neighbourhood. 📅 12-1 PM CET 🔗 shorturl.at/JKtB2 ℹ️ Upcoming webinars: shorturl.at/ausox
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What FAST events happened in Oct-Dec last? Find out in our report 👉 bit.ly/40RfbAd The information has been gathered through FMD and similar TADS monitoring activities in place in and with the region. #FMD, PPR, LSD, RVF, SPGP
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If you missed our "Ask the Experts" webinar yesterday on #FMD Outbreak investigation: ageing of lesions, sample collection, timelines, clinical signs, diagnostics and procedures, don't panic 😀!Just click bit.ly/eufmdlearning for the recording and presentation.
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Ready for our webinar tomorrow on Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak investigation 2 – Ageing of lesions and collection of samples, by the Deputy Executive Secretary Fabrizio Rosso and Dr Eunice Chepkwony. Please register here bit.ly/4giCEju Tuesday 4 February at 12pm CET.
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We bring you the highlights from the latest update of #animal outbreaks across the world, directly from #WAHIS.

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The GFRA is thrilled to kick off our 2025 Webinar Series with a presentation by Dr. Michiel Harmsen! Join us on Thursday, February 13th at 9 am ET for his presentation on "Analysis of FMDV Vaccine Quality Using Single Domain Antibodies." Register Here: crdfglobal.zoom.us/webinar/r…
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#DYK @EuFMD is organizing webinar series from 28 January to 11 March on #FMD preparedness? 💡 Short presentations 💬 Interactive Q&A with experts 📅 4 Feb | 12 PM CET: shorturl.at/WqxSd ℹ️ Upcoming webinars: shorturl.at/ausox
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EuFMD/FAST retweeted
Are you interested in #FootandMouth disease preparedness? Join the @EuFMD’s upcoming webinar to explore the latest update on the Global FMD situation & risk in the European neighbourhood: 🔸Presentations 🔸Q&A with experts ℹ️ 11 Feb, 12-1 PM CET| shorturl.at/JKtB2
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Looking for a fact sheet on Peste des Petits Ruminants? Browse the Emergency toolbox and download the #PPR fact sheet. Would you recognize the clinical signs? How does PPR spread? 👇 bit.ly/3TAPcKz
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Would you recognize Lumpy Skin Disease? The clinical signs include small, round skin nodules of 1-5cm, smaller lesions on the muzzle, ocular and nasal discharge, high fever and enlarged lymph nodes. Find out more in the Toolbox and download the fact sheet bit.ly/3TAPcKz
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