Which statement about the England FMD outbreak is true?

Which statement about the England FMD outbreak is true?

• A. It occurred at a Research Facility
• B. It Occurred at a Market
• C. Originated in Wild Deer
• D. It Occurred at a Research Facility due to Sewage System Failure

Answer: (D)

The key idea is that the 2007 England foot-and-mouth disease outbreak began from a research facility and was linked to a problem with the drainage/sewage system around that site. Investigations pointed to the Pirbright facilities, where live FMD material was stored, and a failure in the site’s drainage system allowed contaminated material to enter the surrounding environment, seeding infection in nearby farms. This makes a facility-based origin with environmental release the most accurate description. It wasn’t traced to a market, nor to wild deer as the source.

The key idea is that the 2007 England foot-and-mouth disease outbreak began from a research facility and was linked to a problem with the drainage/sewage system around that site. Investigations pointed to the Pirbright facilities, where live FMD material was stored, and a failure in the site’s drainage system allowed contaminated material to enter the surrounding environment, seeding infection in nearby farms. This makes a facility-based origin with environmental release the most accurate description. It wasn’t traced to a market, nor to wild deer as the source.