Welcome to the FAZD Center's web portal to online information about FMD (foot and mouth disease), a highly contagious animal disease that poses a significant risk to the American economy.
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FMD (Foot and Mouth Disease)
Web Portal
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The FAZD Center's FMD research team includes:
- Dr. Garry Adams, Texas A&M University (Biological Systems)
- Dr. Tim Carpenter, University of California, Davis (Information Analysis Systems)
For media interviews, contact: Rusty Cawley, 469-338-9478 (cell), rcawley@vprmail.tamu.edu
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International news about FMD
FMD Newsfrom the FMD Modeling and Surveillance Laboratory,
Center for Animal Disease Modeling and Surveillance,
University of California, Davis
(http://www.fmd.ucdavis.edu/)
BREAKING HEADLINES
(The latest story is first on the list)
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BREAKING HEADLINES
(The latest story is first on the list)
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Recent articles about FMD co-authored by Dr. Tim Carpenter
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Latest published scholarship on FMD
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Frequently Asked Questions About FMD
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Q: What is foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)?
A: FMD is a highly contagious and economically devastating disease of cattle and swine. It also
affects sheep, goats, deer, and other cloven-hooved ruminants. Many affected animals recover, but
the disease leaves them debilitated. FMD causes severe losses in the production of meat and milk.
Because it spreads widely and rapidly and because it has grave economic as well as physical
consequences, FMD is one of the animal diseases that livestock owners dread most. The disease does
not affect food safety or humans.
Q: What are the potential economic ramifications of an FMD outbreak in the United States?
A: An FMD outbreak in the United States could potentially cost the U.S. livestock industry billions
of dollars in losses in the first year.
Q: Can people get the disease from animals?
A: It is not believed to readily affect humans. The disease has no implications for the human food
chain. People, however, can spread the virus to animals because it can remain in human nasal
passages for as long as 28 hours.
Q: How do you get rid of foot-and-mouth disease?
A: The virus can be killed off by heat, low humidity, or some disinfectants. It is only rarely
fatal, although it is more likely to kill very young animals. There is no cure for the disease, and
it usually runs its course in 2 or 3 weeks with most animals recovering, although some animals take
up to 6 months to fully recover.
For more FAQs, click here.
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Specific information about the 2007 UK outbreak
From Defra
From the Health and Safety Executive
General information about FMD
From the FAZD Center
From the Center for Food Security and Public Health
From FMDInfo.org (Cattlemen's Beef Board & National Cattlemen's Beef Association)
From Defra (UK)
From U.S. Department of Agriculture
From World Organsation for Animal Health
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Links to relevant U.S. agencies
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