A one-week workshop on disease modelling of Foot and Mouth Disease using the North America Animal Disease Spread Model (NAADSM) took place at the Atlantic Veterinary College from Feb 1-5.

The workshop was a component of the Counter Terrorism Capacity Building project funded by DFAIT and implemented by CFIA and CRVE-net. "This project aimed to improve FMD control and eradication activities in several countries in South America," explained Dr. Javier Sanchez, CFIA Research Chair in Regulatory Veterinary Epidemiology at AVC. Three veterinary epidemiologists from Brazil's and Chile's animal health services and one veterinarian epidemiologist from the Panamerican Center for Foot and Mouth Disease in Rio de Janeiro took part in the workshop. In addition Dr. Aaron Reeves from Colorado State University and team leader for the development of NAADSM participated.