31/10/2026
The authors of the manuscript "Reconsidering vaccinate-to-live strategies in EU foot-and-mouth disease control" appeal to the European Commission to reconsider the measures for treatment of products of vaccinated animals during the recovery period. They are asking that the Commission should implement provisions that make vaccinate-to-live the preferred option in case of complex FMD outbreaks with the potential to cause devastating losses.
The authors state that it is "beyond any doubt and discussion that all susceptible animals on FMDV-infected premises have to be removed. However, indiscriminate, large-scale culling of millions of healthy animals from unaffected premises needlessly destroys genetic resources and enormous economic value, infringes on the livelihood and emotional health of rural populations and contravenes animal welfare principles. This is no longer acceptable..."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X26010261?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVRwy9jbGNrBVHDKGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEfJtdAjFOTN0MxI1OeEqofT21Qbnsb27jrp9GW1LlmFKke8V5ULjcasdGj6Ek_aem_sa16IcU4DdEat1aJOBXt8A