FMDV Survival in meat Required input from a risk assessment point of view

EUFMD RG has requested the DFVF risk assessment group to share compiled information about the FMDV survival in meat products. The information below is taken from an ongoing study “Risks associated with imported meat from swine vaccinated against foot and mouth disease virus. A qualitative assessment”. Briefly, the scope of this risk assessment was a description of risk scenarios in the context of the new vaccination policy for FMD given by Council Directive 2003/85/EC of September 29th 2003. Only vaccination in swine was considered in the assessment. The assessment was of qualitative nature as the legal and illegal marked response in the trade of meat from vaccinated swine in European is impossible to be predicted.