Routes of Entry of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Virus and Reguired Follow-up Measures

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  • 口蹄疫の侵入ルートと今後の対策
  • コウテイエキ ノ シンニュウ ルート ト コンゴ ノ タイサク

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The similarity of the patterns of FMD outbreaks in Korea and Japan in 2000 and 2010 indicates that the most likely route of entry of the type O virus in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan in 2010 was most likely via a person travelling from Korea to Japan. Due to delays in immediate responses and follow-up measures, the disease spread to many parts of Miyazaki Prefecture sacrificing a large number of cattle and pigs.<BR>The main causes of delays in organizing the control measures were :<BR>1) There was no early warning alerting veterinary professionals in the field.<BR>2) There was a delay in recognizing the cause of the disease as the FMD virus.<BR>3) The FMD virus that surfaced in Miyazaki was highly virulent to both cattle and pigs.<BR>4) There was a shortage of burial sites for the large number of sacrificed animals.<BR>5) There is no permanent emergency response unit in Japan to deal with exotic diseases of animals.<BR>Considering the scale of economic losses caused by the disease, drastic reforms are necessary to improve the emergency response systems and also to tighten the quarantine measures on human movement.

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