Speakers:
Dr Bryan Charleston, Research Leader, Institute for Animal Health
Prof Mark Woolhouse, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh
Prof Joe Brownlie, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Royal Veterinary College
A new paper published in Science improved understanding of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) transmission between cattle and may offer the potential for alternatives to culling by allowing more effective identification of infected animals.