“The way towards global control”
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Asunción, Paraguay 26 June 2009 –The OIE/FAO Global Conference on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), held in Asunción, Paraguay (24-26 June) agreed on boosting new national and regional policies and actions for the ideal of a global control of foot and mouth disease (FMD).

More than 100 developing countries of the world are not FMD-free which causes ripple effects on food security because of shortage of high value proteins such as milk and meat. FMD deriving impacts are seen on poverty in many developing countries as well as on safety of trade of animals and animal products.

“FMD-free countries must support infected developing countries in the control of FMD because while contributing to poverty alleviation they will protect their territory from virus reintroduction. It is a win-win action ” Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the OIE said.

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