Foot-and-mouth disease under control in the UK

Mark Woolhouse, Margo Chase-Topping, Daniel Haydon, John Friar, Louise Matthews, Gareth Hughes, Darren Shaw, John Wilesmith, Alex Donaldson, Stephen Cornell, Matthew Keeling and Bryan Grenfell
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Mark Woolhouse: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Margo Chase-Topping: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Daniel Haydon: University of Guelph
John Friar: Eoscene Corporation
Louise Matthews: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Gareth Hughes: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
Darren Shaw: Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, University of Edinburgh
John Wilesmith: Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Alex Donaldson: Institute for Animal Health Pirbright Laboratory
Stephen Cornell: University of Cambridge
Matthew Keeling: University of Cambridge
Bryan Grenfell: University of Cambridge

Nature, 2001, vol. 411, issue 6835, 258-259

Abstract: Abstract Following the first reported case on 20 February this year, foot-and-mouth disease spread to over 1,500 livestock farms in the United Kingdom by the end of April1,2,3. From late March, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) required livestock on infected farms to be culled within 24 hours of the disease being reported and those on neighbouring farms within 48 hours. Here we investigate whether progress towards meeting these targets3 has had a detectable impact on the course of the epidemic in the United Kingdom. We conclude that it has now been brought under control, but it will be important to contain rapidly any new outbreaks in previously unaffected areas.

Date: 2001
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