Precautionary measures for foot and mouth disease

Patients in the animal hospital of the Vetmeduni in Vienna

• There are no patient transports with the animal rescue service of the Vetmeduni.
• No cloven-hoofed animals and camels from the surveillance and restricted zone designated by the Federal Ministry (20250414_Kundmachung_MKS_26.3.25.pdf) will be accepted as patients or for dissection at the Vetmeduni.
• No cloven-hoofed animals, camels or horses from the neighboring countries affected by FMD, Hungary and Slovakia, will be accepted at the Vetmeduni.
• When referring susceptible patients from outside the protection and surveillance zone, the referring veterinarian must confirm that there is no suspicion of FMD and that there has been no contact between humans and animals in the surveillance and restricted zone.
• All small ruminant and pig patients as well as cattle and camels not referred by a veterinarian must be clinically checked for FMD symptoms by a member of staff before entering the campus. If FMD cannot be ruled out with certainty, the animals may not be brought onto the campus.
• If there is any doubt about the presence of suspected FMD, this must be clarified by means of an exclusion test.
• The tires of transport vehicles and trailers used to transport cloven-hoofed animals, camels and horses, as well as university-owned vehicles that travel to farms with animals susceptible to FMD, must be disinfected with disinfectants that are effective against FMD.
• Uncontrolled access to the stables and the examination and treatment rooms of the animal hospital is prohibited for external persons