Performance of Uruguayan veterinarians in international organizations dedicated to the investigation and prophylaxis of foot-and-mouth disease

Abstract

Article that collects information on the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in the Americas, the important characteristics of foot-and-mouth disease, technical cooperation instruments, background information on the creation of the hemispheric program for the control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease, the justification for the fight continent of foot-and-mouth disease, the premises for the implementation of the continental program, purposes and objectives of the hemispheric plan, its programmatic components, the subregional programs, and synthesis of achievements and results.