The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD)

Component 1.2 Emergency Preparedness

GET Prepared

This tool includes guidance documents, assessment tools and best practices. More information is available here.

EuFMDiS

The European Foot and Mouth Disease Spread Model includes a sufficient number of countries to enable both national and Europe-scale assessment of the effects of FMD incursions and control measures. New features will include the capacity of modelling wildlife-domestic animal interactions; the impact of changing biosecurity at animal holdings and during livestock movements; the incorporation of pastoralist system and the inclusion of carcass disposal capacity. EuFMDiS will be adapted to model other FAST diseases, on the basis of priorities identified by the STC and agreed with the Executive Committee. More information is available here.

Emergency Preparedness Network

The Emergency Preparedness Network integrates the previous Modelling, Vaccination and Contingency Planning Networks to continue providing up-to-date information on different topics related to FAST disease Emergency Preparedness, act as a forum for EP experts and a database of veterinarians who have been trained in a Real Time Training (RTT) course. This network of EP experts comprises contingency planners from different countries and experts from international organizations. Click here to join.