STRATEGIC TARGETS
GOAL 1: Facilitate research collaborations and serve as a communication gateway for the global FMD research community
Objective 1.1
Hold meetings to facilitate and coordinate information exchange and research collaborations on FMD
Objective 1.2
Identify research priorities for FMD control based on expert focus group consultation, gap analysis and other methods
Objective 1.3
Develop and maintain an active website to facilitate the mission of GFRA
Objective 1.4
Seek funding for GFRA collaborative research and coordination activities
GOAL 2: Conduct strategic research to better understand FMD
Objective 2.1 Understand host-pathogen interactions
Objective 2.2 Understand the mechanisms of viral persistence
Objective 2.3 Understand the epidemiology of FMD
GOAL 3: Development of the next generation of control measures and strategies for their application
Objective 3.1 Discover vaccines specifically designed for the control and eradication of the FMD virus
Objective 3.2 Establish improved diagnostics for surveillance, control of outbreaks and substantiation of freedom from disease
Objective 3.3 Discover biotherapeutics that will provide rapid protection
Objective 3.4 Determine scientific information to implement effective biosecurity measures
GOAL 4: Determine social and economic impacts of the new generation of improved FMD control measures
Objective 4.1 Identify collaborations that would deliver robust cost-benefit analysis to assess the impacts of the new generation of FMD control measures
Objective 4.2 Study social incentives to utilize control measures
Objective 4.3 Identify the product profile for new countermeasures and control strategies
GOAL 5: Provide evidence to inform development of policies for safe trade of animals and animal products in FMD-endemic areas
Objective 5.1 Provide evidence of FMD infectivity from infected animals
Objective 5.2 Provide evidence of infectivity or inactivation of the FMD virus in animal products
Objective 5.3 Provide evidence for the economic and technical feasibility of establishing FMD-free areas in endemic countries
Objective 5.4 Provide evidence for the safety of commodities emerging from FMD-free compartments in endemic countries