欧盟、联合国粮农组织应对巴尔干半岛的口蹄疫

     EUROPE - The European Union and FAO have stepped up efforts to assist countries to prepare for any possible outbreaks of devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle, sheep, goats and other animals, including in the Balkans. The European Commission for the control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD), the Secretariat of which is based at FAO, operates a broad programme to strengthen the capacity of veterinary services in Europe, given that even a single outbreak of FMD has massive economic implications for the countries and for Europe as a whole.

     While not dangerous to human health, the disease causes serious production losses and is a major constraint for international trade. It can also have an impact on rural activities such as tourism. A FMD outbreak in the UK in 2001 cost the country $16 billion and resulted in 10 million sheep and cattle being culled in order to halt further spread of the virus.

　　欧洲——欧盟和联合国粮农组织已经加大援助力度，帮助任何可能爆发毁灭性的口蹄疫(FMD)的国家，包括巴尔干半岛上的国家。口蹄疫出现在牛、绵羊、山羊和其他动物中,。欧盟委员会的口蹄疫(EuFMD) 控制秘书处以粮农组织为基地，运营一个广泛的在欧洲加强兽医服务的能力方案，考虑到仅仅口蹄疫爆发就对这些国家和欧洲整体有着巨大的经济影响。

　　虽然口蹄疫对人类健康没有危害，但这种疾病导致严重的产量损失，是国际贸易的一个主要妨碍因素。它还影响如乡村旅游等活动。2001年在英国口蹄疫爆发，全国消耗160亿美元，导致1000万牛羊被宰杀以阻止病毒的进一步传播。