What is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) doing to protect the United States from FMD?
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) vigilantly and continuously monitors for FMD in the United States and worldwide. APHIS also works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to screen for products that could carry the FMD virus at U.S. ports of entry. Additionally, whenever an FMD outbreak occurs elsewhere in the world, the USDA prohibits the importation of susceptible animals and animal products from FMD-affected countries.
