Federal Resources

• USDA Hotline for Industry Requests for Technical Information on FMD: 1-800-601-9327 or click here.
• USDA/APHIS Frequently Asked Questions on FMD
• USDA/APHIS Information on FMD Prevention in the U.S.
  • Click here to read IDFA's letter to USDA regarding Foreign Animal Disease Prevention in the U.S., 10/9/01
• USDA/APHIS Response Plan
• USDA/APHIS Technical Fact Sheet on FMD
• USDA/APHIS Information on Vaccines
• USDA/APHIS Information for Travelers
• U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) Information for Travelers
• CDC Information on Hand, Food & Mouth Disease, which is frequently and mistakenly confused with FMD

United Kingdom Resources

• U.K. Government Report: Origin of the UK Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic in 2001 (.pdf), June 2002
• BBC News factfile on FMD, March 2001

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