Descriptive epidemiology of the 2001 foot‐and‐mouth disease epidemic in Great Britain: the first five months

In February 2001, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was confirmed in Great Britain. A major epidemic developed, which peaked around 50 cases a day in late March, declining to under 10 a day by May. By mid-July, 1849 cases had been detected. The main control measures employed were livestock movement restr... View More