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EU Projects on FMD

Information and links to projects funded by the EU.

  • FMD-CSF CA. This project is designed to gather and share information relevant to the control of two of the most important diseases in the OIE List of Notifiable Diseases, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and classical swine fever (CSF), both of which have caused devastating outbreaks of disease in Europe and continue to pose a serious threat to our livestock industries.
  • EPIZONE aims to develop a network of scientists to improve research on preparedness, prevention, detection, and control of epizootic diseases within Europe. Therefore the economic and social impact of future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, classical swine fever, avian influenza, and other relevant epizootic diseases like bluetongue and African swine fever, can be reduced through increased excellence by collaboration.
  • NADIR aims to facilitate the development of Europe’s high level  bio-containment facilities for which there is a strong demand from both the public and private sectors in the field of medical and veterinarian research, which have to respond to upgraded ethical and safety regulations whilst providing reliable answers in term of physiopathology for emerging infectious diseases (diagnosis, transmission conditions, risk analysis, therapeutic targets) or for vaccines and therapeutic trials.
  • EMIDA is a project under the ERA-NET scheme, the objective of which is to promote and support the cooperation and coordination of national programmes in the European Research Area (ERA). It will coordinate European research in the area of animal health, including emerging threats, infectious diseases and surveillance. It is a partnership between government departments of 18 countries and aims to develop integrated animal health policies, optimise research provision and increase the capacity of animal health science and research to maintain EU expertise.
  • DISCONTOOLS will take an integrated, rational and methodological approach in order to accelerate the process of research and development of tools against major infectious diseases, including zoonoses, for food animals, minor species, non-food animals and wildlife. Its aim is to optimise research efforts for the development of the most effective tools for controlling infectious animal disease. 
  • IMPROCON.  Improvement of Foot and Mouth disease control by ethically acceptable methods based on scientifically validated assays and new knowledge on FMD vaccines, including the impact of vaccination.Improvement of Foot and Mouth disease control by ethically acceptable methods based on scientifically validated assays and new knowledge on FMD vaccines, including the impact of vaccination.
  • LAB-ON-SITE. This project will focus on new and emerging technologies, specifically the development, validation and dissemination of robust, specific and sensitive diagnostic tests for OIE List A diseases. It will combine the development of improved “front line” diagnostics, like dip-stick tests, that can be used by veterinarians in the field with development of robust and simple nucleic acid and antigen-antibody detection methodologies to be used in local laboratories and in abattoirs. In addition, the work programme will develop and evaluate diagnostic tests for OIE List A diseases based on the most recent advances in real-time PCR technology and methods to detect nucleic acids without thermocycling.
  • ETPGAH. The aim of the European technology Platform for Global Animal Health is to facilitate and accelerate the development and distribution of the most effective tools for controlling animal diseases of major importance to Europe and the rest of the world, thereby improving human and animal health, food safety and quality, animal welfare, and market access, contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals.  
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