Opinion of the AHAW Panel related to assessing the risk of foot and mouth disease introduction into the EU from developing countries, assessing the reduction of this risk through interventions in developing countries/regions aiming at controlling/eradicating the disease, and tools for the control of a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak: Update on diagnostics and vaccines

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), on 16 February 2006, published an Opinion of its Animal Health and Welfare Panel (AHAW), analysing the risk of foot and mouth disease (FMD) re-entering the European Union and the likely routes by which this could occur.

European Food Safety Authority: Press Release, 16.2.06 http://www.efsa.europa.eu/press_room/press_release/1358_en.html

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