03488naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400360006010000140009624502050011026000090031550010940032452013290141865300200274765300180276765300200278570000150280570000140282070000150283470000160284970000210286570000180288670000160290470000150292070000130293570000140294870000140296270000150297670000160299170000160300777301150302310642552023-07-14       2020    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 a10.1007/s10393-020-01489-62DOI1 aPERRY, B.  aIntegrating the technical, risk management and economic implications of animal disease control to advise policy changebthe example of foot-and-mouth disease control in Uruguay.h[electronic resource]  c2020  aArticle history: Received 11 July 2020; Accepted 27 August 2020; Published 14 October 2020; Issue Date September 2020. -- Correspondence author:   Perry, B.; Nuffield College of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; email:Prof.brianperry@gmail.com -- LICENSE: This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. -- Document type: Article Hybrid Gold Open Access - Green Open Access. -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:  The authors wish to acknowledge the many staff of MGAP, INAC and INIA who assisted in the sourcing of data for this study, and the public and private stakeholders who participated in discussions and workshops during the finalisation of this paper. The authors acknowledge the support of Fernando Mattos, the incoming President of INAC, and Eduardo Barre, the Director General of Livestock Services in MGAP. -- FUNDING: This work was funded by the Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), and the Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC).  aCountries contemplating a change in their animal disease control policy face a variety of considerations, particularly in circumstances in which disease status, and the use (or not) of vaccines to control or minimise disease risk, has major implications for international trade. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) exemplifies these trade-offs, and is particularly important in South America, where FMD virus circulation has declined and appears limited to certain regions. As a result, opportunities for higher-value exports in sustainably produced pasture-fed beef and lamb are growing. In May 2019, the Uruguayan Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), and the Instituto Nacional de Carnes (INAC) jointly commissioned an independent evaluation of the implications of moving to a no FMD vaccination policy in the country, and to assess the technical, risk management and economic implications of any such change. The authors undertook this study, and incountry meetings and workshops were conducted in May, June, August and October 2019. Here, we present the study results and the broader implications of such interdisciplinary team studies to underlie animal health policy change in other counties and for other trade-related diseases. @The Authors.  aAnimal Diseases  aPolicy Making  aRisk management1 aRICH, K.M.1 aROJAS, H.1 aROMERO, J.1 aADAMSON, D.1 aBERVEJILLO, J.E.1 aFERNANDEZ, F.1 aPEREIRA, A.1 aPÉREZ, L.1 aREIC, F.1 aREICH, F.1 aSARNO, R.1 aVITALE, E.1 aSTANHAM, F.1 aRUSHTON, J.  tEcoHealth. 2020, Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-020-01489-6 -- OPEN ACCESS.