Roadmap for the research to underpin the development of control strategies for FMD

What are we trying to achieve and why? What is the problem we are trying to solve?

To assess the biosafety risk of shipping penside tests containing inactivated FMD virus.

What are the scientific and technological challenges (knowledge gaps needing to be addressed)?

Assess biosafety and biosecurity of transportation of inactivated virus in penside test.

What approaches could/should be taken to address the research question?

What else needs to be done before we can solve this need?

Existing knowledge including successes and failures

Currently available control tools have enabled FMD eradication in much of the developed world; however, in many developing countries, FMD remains uncontrolled. In these settings, the biosecurity measures that have been fundamental to successful FMD control in the developed world can seldom be implemented effectively