African swine fever (ASF), classical swine fever (CSF) and foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD)
are considered to be three of the most detrimental animal diseases and are currently foreign …

The existence of a prolonged, subclinical phase of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV)
infection in cattle was first recognized in the 1950s. Since then, the FMDV carrier state has …

The total number of infections (epidemic size) and the time needed for the infection to go
extinct (epidemic duration) represent two of the main indicators for the severity of infectious …

African swine fever (ASF) is a notifiable infectious disease with a considerable impact on
animal health and is currently one of the most important emerging diseases of domestic …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and economically important viral
disease of cloven-hoofed animals. Australia's freedom from FMD underpins a valuable trade …

Traditionally, cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) focus on the direct costs of animal disease,
including animal mortality, morbidity, and associated response costs. However, such …

Infectious diseases in livestock can be transmitted through fomites: objects able to convey
infectious agents. Between-farm spread of infections through fomites is mostly due to indirect …

We assessed knowledge gaps in foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) research, and in this study,
we consider (i) epidemiology,(ii) wildlife and (iii) economics. The study took the form of a …

African swine fever (ASF) has one of the highest case-fatality rates among pig diseases.
Europe was considered ASF-free for about two decades until 2007, when the virus was …

An outbreak of foot-and mouth disease (FMD) in an FMD-free country such as Austria would
likely have serious consequences for the national livestock sector and economy. The …