We spoke with our EuFMD Veterinary Epidemiologist Dr Melissa McLaws about the Prioritization of Antigen Management with the International Surveillance Tool (PRAGMATIST). This tool has been developed by EuFMD in collaboration with the World Reference Laboratory for FMD, to assist risk managers make decisions about the FMD vaccines that they purchase/maintain, based on current risks to countries covered by the bank.
Dr McLaws is a veterinary epidemiologist trained in Canada. She has worked in private practice, for government and international organizations; and is currently working for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency as well as a consultant for EuFMD.
