The objective is to increase the capacity of veterinary services on MNs to identify and investigate FMD suspected cases and outbreaks.  

Learning objectives

• Identify clinical signs of FMD;
• Estimate the age of FMD lesions;
• Document clinical findings;
• Take appropriate samples FMD laboratory diagnosis;
• Submit FMD suspected samples to the laboratory in a biosecure manner;
• Interpret laboratory results following submission of suspect FMD samples to the laboratory;
• Construct an epidemiological timeline for backwards and forwards tracing;
• Design an FMD investigation using the principles of outbreak investigation;
• Assess risk factors for FMD spread;
• Assess farm biosecurity;
• Demonstrate principles of biosecurity when entering/exiting FMD infected premises;
• Outline FMD emergency response options available in the scenario provided.

Technical coordinator: Rodrigo Nova

Trainers: Nick Lyons, Tsviatko Alexandrov, Eunice Chepkwony, Wilmot Chikurunhe, Nadia Rumich