Transmission of Diseases from Livestock to HumansFor decades now, death and disease have been the driving force of technological progress. Thanks to advances in science, many diseases have become obsolete and many others are getting closer and closer to being vanquished. However, with all the diseases we have overcome, more and more are appearing. And old diseases that we thought we were protected against have returned. An example of this is foot and mouth disease. “Since 1930, the United States of America has prohibited the importation of fresh, chilled, or frozen livestock and meat from countries where rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease exists” (Publication 1343, 49). The United States is considered a foot-and-mouth disease-free country. However, this does not mean that we have not actively tried to eliminate foot and mouth disease in other countries. A joint Argentina-United States commission on foot-and-mouth disease was held in 1966. In a report on this meeting, it was stated that "the conditions under which the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMD) survives in animal tissues have long been known. issues of fundamental interest to all officials concerned with disease prevention and control, "(Publication 1343, 3). A CENTO seminar on viral diseases was held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 12 to 17 June 1972. This seminar placed particular emphasis on foot and mouth disease and rinderpest-related diseases. A discussion of disease-free zones and the regulation of these zones was discussed (Girard 93). complete control of the movement of domestic livestock, the movement of people to and from an area that has been quarantined should be restricted and if an outbreak occurred no animals could be exported, all animals in..... .middle of paper......ases Vol. 7, Issue 4. July/August 2001. Petersen, Lyle R. and John T. Roehrig, Guest Editors. Emerging infectious diseases. Flight. 7, Number 4. July/August 2001. Sibbald, Barbara. “Quebec is paving the way for the use of aerial pesticides to fight West Nile virus.” CMAJ: Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Flight. 165, number 4. 08/21/2001, p. 463. Tyler, Kenneth L., MD “West Nile Virus Encephalitis in America.” The New England Journal of Medicine. Flight. 344, No. 24. June 14, 2001. Weir, Erica. “Foot-and-mouth disease in animals and humans.” Journal of the Canadian Medical Association. Flight. 164, issue 9. 01/05/01 Yang, Joo-Sung et al. “Induction of potent Th1-type immune responses from a novel DNA vaccine against the New York isolate of West Nile virus (WNV-NY1999). » The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Flight. 184, 2001.