Brazil: Foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign ends at the end of November

The second cycle of vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease is underway and will end at the end of November. In all, 161 million cattle and buffaloes will be immunized, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa). The calendar includes 20 states of the federation and the Federal District. In ten states (AL, AM, CE, MA, PA, PB, PE, PI, RR and RN), vaccination will occur in animals up to 24 months old. For the 11 Federation units (BA, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, RJ, SE, SP, TO and DF), which make up Block IV of the Strategic Plan of the National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Surveillance Program (PE-PNEFA ), vaccination in November will be for cattle and buffaloes of all ages. As of January 2023, the foot-and-mouth disease vaccine will no longer be mandatory in seven federation units DF, ES, GO, MT, MS, MG and TO. Currently only the states of SC, PR, RS, AC, RO and parts of Amazonas and MT have international certification of FMD free zone without vaccination. This is ...