Acknowledgements
The authors acknolwedge members of the OIE-LBVD FMD Project Team and the OIE-DLF FMD Project Team for their efforts in assisting with fieldwork and data collection, and laboratory staff at the relevant laboratories for sample processing. We are grateful to Joseph O’Keefe, Ben Phiri, and Edna Gias for their review and feedback. This research was supported by the New Zealand-funded OIE SEACFMD Control Programme.