The Swine Health Information Center in collaboration with the American Association of Swine Veterinarians will host a webinar titled FMDV Incursions in EU: Situation Update and Considerations for US Prevention. The webinar will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am CDT.
Foot-and-mouth disease virus has recently been identified in three European countries after maintaining decades of negative status and poses an emerging disease threat for swine production. The goal of the webinar is to provide the latest information on FMDV including an overview of the virus, clinical signs, global circulation, risks to swine, control and mitigation efforts. Further, the webinar will provide key links to available resources in support of efforts for prevention and preparedness for FMDV and other foreign and emerging diseases.
Current confirmed presenters include:
Jonathan Arzt, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Research Veterinary Medical Officer, United States Department of Agriculture ARS
Overview of FMDV including clinical signs, diagnosis and impact
Maria Sol Perez Aguirreburualde, DVM, PhD, Deputy Director & International Research Development Manager, University of Minnesota
Global FMDV circulation
Patrick Webb, DVM, Assistant Chief Veterinarian, National Pork Board
Available resources for FMDV prevention and preparedness efforts
Gyula Balka, DVM, PhD, Associate professor Department of Pathology
University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
Status update of FMD in Hungary: clinical observations, challenges, and mitigation and control efforts
Denise Wuellner, DVM
PIC Deutschland, Health Assurance, Central and Eastern Europe
Status update of FMD in Germany: clinical observations, challenges, and mitigation and control efforts
This webinar, hosted by SHIC and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, is conducted by the Swine Medicine Education Center at Iowa State University.
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