Environmental Sampling as a Low-Technology Method for Surveillance of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in an Area of Endemicity

• Claire Colenutt ^[1] ; Emma Brown ^[1] ; Noel Nelson ^[2] ; Jemma Wadsworth ^[1] ; Jenny Maud ^[3] ; Bishnu Adhikari ^[4] ; Sharmila Chapagain Kafle ^[5] ; Mukul Upadhyaya ^[6] ; Samjhana Kafle Pandey ^[7] ; David J. Paton ^[1] ; Keith Sumption ^[3] ; Simon Gubbins ^[1]
  1. [1] aThe Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Surrey, United Kingdom
  2. [2] bThe Met Office, Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
  3. [3] cEuropean Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
  4. [4] cEuropean Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy; dFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Nepal Country Office, Kathmandu, Nepal
  5. [5] eFMD and TADs Laboratory, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Livestock Development, Kathmandu, Nepal
  6. [6] fVeterinary Epidemiology Centre, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Livestock Development, Kathmandu, Nepal
  7. [7] gDirectorate of Animal Health, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Livestock Development, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Localización: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, ISSN 0099-2240, Vol. 84, Nº 16, 2018
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Prompt confirmation and diagnosis of disease are key factors in controlling outbreaks. The development of sampling techniques to detect FMDV RNA from the environment will extend the tool kit available for the surveillance of this pathogen. The methods presented in this article broaden surveillance opportunities using accessible techniques. Pairing these methods with existing and novel diagnostic tests will improve the capability for rapid detection of outbreaks and implementation of timely interventions to control outbreaks. In areas of endemicity, these methods can be implemented to extend surveillance beyond the investigation of clinical cases, providing additional data for the assessment of virus circulation in specific areas.