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EURL
European Union Reference Laboratory for
Foot-and-Mouth disease
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This SOP is the WOAH-based method currently used at the EURL for FMD detection.
All other methods used, including commercial kits, must be WOAH-based methods validated according to international standards and used successfully in the annual PT.