Mitchel Akinyi 
The control of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Eastern Africa Region is now a step closer thanks to a newly registered first ever quadrivalent FMD vaccine tailored for region.
As one of the most infectious livestock diseases in the world, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) presents a constant global threat to animal trade and country economies. Endemic throughout Eastern Africa, FMD can devastate livestock productivity and severely compromise small-scale farmers’ livelihoods and food security. Vaccination is proven to effectively control FMD, yet historically, there has not been a registered quadrivalent vaccine that could protect against all strains circulating in Eastern Africa.
But now, the region is one step closer to FMD control.
