Scientific corner
Safe, Easy and Low-cost Protocol for shipment of samples from suspected cases of FMD to reference labs
Dr Serena Shunmugam Junior Marketing Manager Veterinary Public Health Center Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Understanding the current epidemiology of FMD through continuous surveillance and monitoring is fundamental to addressing the disease and controlling the spread of exotic serotypes. The identification and characterization of virus strains are performed in Reference laboratories (RL), meaning samples need to be shipped, which pose a challenge due to restrictions caused by cost and logistics. Recently an article was published describing the implementation of a user-friendly protocol that can
substantially reduce shipping costs and increase the submission of field samples and consequently improve knowledge of the circulating FMDV strains. This article by Romey et al. (2023), was written with the collaboration of Dr Pascal Hudelet, Head of VPH Technical Services.
https://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/ tbed/2023/9555213.pdf
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