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This information resource was developed and is maintained by Stephen M. Apatow, Director of Research and Development (vitae), who is a specialist in strategic planning and project development of initiatives associated with human medicine, veterinary medicine and U.S. and international law. Questions or suggestions regarding the Biodefense Reference Library can be sent to: admin@humanitarian.net

... Foot and Mouth Disease: Biodefense and Epidemiological Tracking .

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

UK FMD Contingency Plan: Defra’s existing contingency plan for foot and mouth disease has been continuously reviewed and updated in light of experiences and lessons learned from the 2001 outbreak. The latest version of Defra’s Foot and Mouth Disease Contingency Plan has been laid before Parliament on 31 March 2004.
Mitigating a U.S. or International Agricultural Incident: International Rapid Response Strategy Proposed.
Review: Control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease: Sutmoller, Barteling, Olascoaga, Sumption. See also: Culling vs. vaccination: challenging a dogma in veterinary (FMD) science: Agrculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), EUFMD Commissions, 2002.
EU Directive on FMD control: Adopted at Agriculture Council on 29 September. See also: The Institute of Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory: Foot-and-mouth disease: scientific problems and recent progress 1st annual report.
Emergency Vaccination Moved to the Forefront of Control Measures Instead of Being Last Resort: Foot and Mouth in the EU: 12 June 2003.
FMD: Mexican-US Campaign 1947-1954: Over 18 months, 76 million doses of vaccine were produced, every lot was quality controlled and then applied, resulting in eradication - Special thanks to J. Callis.

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Foot & Mouth Resource Page: News Releases, State Resource Websites, Emergency Plans, Fact Sheets & Correspondence.

Biodefense

Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Library: Humanitarian Resource Institute Emerging Infectious Disease Network
Foot & Mouth Disease: The UK Lessons Online Slide Presentation - Dr. Martin Hugh-Jones, Director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems for Public Health, for the 2002 Ontario Veterinary Medical Association Annual Meeting.

Biosecurity

Biosecurity Reference Library: Analytical tools for Infrastructure Optimization, Strategic Planning and Development

Education

Zoonotic Disease Online Review: This resource was developed by Humanitarian Resource Institute for medical and veterinary Professionals to assist in medical surveillance and response activities associated with zoonotic and epizootic diseases.
Foreign Animal Disease Online Course: This resource was developed by Humanitarian Resource Institute to enhance training for the recognition of Foreign Animal Disease's for field veterinarians.

Genomics:

Bioinformatics: Pathobiological Diagnostics: Analytical tools to enhance diagnosis, containment, control and rapid vaccine development.

Law

The Power to Panic: The Animal Health Act 2002," David Campbell and Robert Lee, Cardiff Law School and ESRC Research Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (B.R.A.S.S.)
Legal Resource Center Biodefense Reference Library: Topics, Legislation, Regulations and Policy.

Related Papers:

Agricultural Security and Emergency Preparedness: Protecting One of America's Critical Infrastructures," Stephen M. Apatow, HRIBRL Discussion Paper ASEP-2001-12, Humanitarian Resource Institute, December 2001.
Impact of the Foot and Mouth Epidemic on the Equestrian Industry in the UK - A Reference Point for the United States. Stephen M. Apatow, HRIBRL Discussion Paper FMDEI-2001-12, Humanitarian Resource Institute, December 2001.

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