March 2023

The European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD) and FAO’s Emergency Prevention System (EMPRES) hosted the symposium on Lumpy skin disease – How science can support disease management and control in a hybrid event, online and at FAO Headquarters.

The objective of the event was to provide scientists with a platform to present and discuss their most updated findings on a wide range of LSD and LSDV related topics. In case of an LSD outbreak occurrence, these data would enhance the preparedness of competent national authorities and provide them with science-based, state-of-the-art tools to design and implement effective disease management, control and eradication policies against LSD. 

The meeting covered the following topics:

• Current status and advances in epidemiological knowledge on LSD;
• Combatting LSD in different farming scenarios (transmission pathways and risk monitoring and challenges);
• Vaccines, vaccination strategies, diagnostics.