FMD SAT1’s Geographic Expansion Is Rewriting Asian Beef Import Risk — Canadian Exporters Need to Know Where They Stand

FMD serotype SAT1 has spread beyond its historical African endemic range, causing outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease, including those in Southern Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. WOAH WOAH issued a formal global call for action on this expansion within the past week, a designation that signals a level of epidemiological concern beyond routine outbreak reporting.