date:Jun 28, 2012
The global strategy combines two tools: the Performance of Veterinary Services Pathway and the Progressive Control Pathway for Foot-and-Mouth Disease (PCP-FMD). PVS evaluates national veterinary services with the aim of bringing them into compliance with OIE quality standards. The PCP-FMD guides countries through a series of incremental steps to better manage FMD risks, beginning with active surveillance to establish what types of FMD virus strains are circulating in the country and neighboring