Editorial: FMD Research: Bridging the Gaps With Novel Tools

VOSLOO, WILNA; CAPOZZO, ALEJANDRA V.; GAY, CYRIL G.; PÉREZ-FILGUEIRA, MARIANO

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Frontiers Media S.A.

Lugar: Lausanne; Año: 2021 vol. 8

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) remains a major threat for livestock industries, affecting large numbers of cloven-hoofed animal species worldwide with an estimated annual global economic loss of between US$6.5 and 21 billion and ~US$ 5 billion related to production losses and vaccination alone. The devastating effects of FMD affects all countries around the world impacting from smallholders' farms in low-income countries suffering reduced productivity, to middle-to-high income countries affected by the cost of prevention, surveillance, and control measures in domestic species as well as the severe restrictions imposed on international trade.Scientists working on FMD research around the world are networking through the Global Foot and Mouth Disease Research Alliance (GFRA?https://www.ars.usda.gov/gfra/). The GFRA continually assesses research gaps and priorities, shares the latest scientific advances, and enables and promotes collaborations and networking among the different laboratories conducting FMD research worldwide. This Research Topic focuses on recent studies that address FMD knowledge gaps, comprising 24 original manuscripts covering priority areas such as diagnostics, field surveillance, evolution, molecular epidemiology, immunopathogenesis, vaccine development, immunology, and antiviral therapy.