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For the last few years, countries in the European neighbourhood have been affected by various disease occurrences, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemics in North Africa, raising onward risks for disease-free countries in Europe. Dr Fabrizio Rosso, European Commission for the Control of Foot and Mouth Disease (EuFMD), reviews the diseases representing a growing threat and the strategies to reduce the risks.
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African swine fever (ASF) keeps spreading, threatening to reach pandemic proportions. In China alone, the number of ASF outbreak reports passed 100 since the first occurrence last August, and the disease now made its entry into Cambodia. First cases of African horse sickness (AHS) were found in Cameroon and Chad. And tilapia lake virus (TiLV) was detected for the first time in the United States, marking further spread of this globally emerging threat.
A list of scientific articles published during the last quarter with hyperlinks for ease of access. The focus is on field and epidemiological papers with relevance for those working in this area.
"One size fits all" is not an approach that can often be taken with transboundary diseases. Consideration must be given to each situation, including the resources and capabilities of a particular country, and disease control approaches tailored accordingly. In this issue we highlight the challenges associated with controlling African swine fever in Asia, as well as considering the role of predators in the fight against livestock diseases such as tuberculosis (TB).