Le système de surveillance de la fièvre aphteuse en France

Survey of foot and mouth disease in France

Abstract: The Foot and Mouth disease is considered as relatively mild disease in susceptible animals but it has a considerable economical impact in France and worldwide due to the huge economical losses that it generates. A system for the prevention of the disease was developed thirty years ago and has since been continuously improved. The current system for the prevention of FMD is based on training and information of all those involved in the surveillance of susceptible animals, over all the national territory, and on the control of imported animals and animal products. This system, developed in close collaboration with the European Commission and the other EU member states, allows control measures to be implemented almost instantaneously, if a case is suspected to avoid spreading of the disease. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Résumé: Médicalement bénigne, la fièvre aphteuse revêt une importance économique considérable dans le domaine vétérinaire, tant en France que dans le reste du monde, du fait des pertes économiques qu''''elle engendre. Mis au point il y a une trentaine d''''années et sans cesse amélioré depuis, le système actuel de lutte préventive est fondé sur la formation et l''''information de tous les acteurs impliqués, la surveillance des animaux des espèces sensibles sur le territoire, et le contrôle à l''''importation des animaux et de leurs produits. Adopté en concertation avec la Commission européenne et les autres pays de l''''Union, ce système permet, en cas de suspicion, la mise en place quasi-immédiate des mesures de lutte permettant d''''éviter la diffusion de la maladie.

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