Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) continues to be endemic in developing countries on the continents of Africa, South America and Asia. In Europe and in other developed countries, the disease has been eradicated but at times has been reintroduced through animal transport. FMD is a contagious viral disease and therefore an outbreak can cause large economic losses to farming operations. Prionics offers a diagnostic bank of FMD tests as insurance in the event of an outbreak.

FMD affects all cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep and pigs. An outbreak of the disease can cause large economic losses to farming operations because of movement and trade restrictions in affected countries. Diagnostic laboratories have an urgent need for diagnostic tests to monitor the disease situation during and immediately after an outbreak. Large-scale serology testing is important for proving that animal populations are again free of the FMD virus. Serology testing is performed with tests that detect antibodies against the type-specific FMD virus or with NS ELISAs that detect antibodies against the non-structural (NS) proteins that are shared between all FMD virus serotypes. A secured supply of diagnostic tests is crucial in the event of an outbreak and it is important to ensure that sufficient supplies of diagnostics are at hand. This need can be met by a diagnostic bank of tests for FMDV, such as offered by Prionics. This diagnostic bank ensures the delivery of a predefined number of diagnostic tests within a previously agreed time schedule.

Best performing commercial kit
Prionics offers two highly effective and unique ELISA tests for the diagnosis of FMD in cattle, swine, sheep and goats.
The PrioCHECK^® FMDV NS is the only FMDV NS ELISA on the market that detects all FMDV serotypes in these species, regardless of the vaccination status of the animal. The test has been validated by the EuFMD research group as the best performing commercial kit for FMDV detection.
The PrioCHECK^® FMDV Type O is the only commercially available FMDV-serotype specific ELISA on the market and is a useful tool for checking the success of vaccination programs in all mentioned species and can also be used immediately after an outbreak in countries where stamping out of the virus is performed by culling of infected animals rather than by vaccination