This Network arose from a meeting of the OIE ad hoc group of Antigen and Vaccine Banks (in Paris 2004) where it was decided to generate two forums to coordinate international activities: a vaccine bank network (now the IVSRN), and this Foot-and-Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory Network. Attendance at the meeting by delegates from affiliate Foot-and-Mouth Disease laboratories is an essential component of the Network and provides an approach to ensure that the most relevant data is collected regarding FMD outbreaks and surveillance.

Files, including presentations, from the meetings are available online

Network Meeting files on B2Drop

A history of meetings (including links to annual reports, meeting agendas and minutes) held by the network is outlined below:

18th Meeting in Winnipeg, Canada.

Hosted by National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease (NCFAD), Winnipeg, Canada and online by video conferencing on 10th - 12th Ocotber 2023.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

17th Meeting in Lelystad, the Netherlands.

Held at The Wageningen Bioveterinary Research Institute, Lelystad, the Netherlands and online by video conferencing on 29th November - 1st December 2022.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

16th Meeting an online virtual meeting.

Held online by video conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 23rd - 24th November 2021.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

15th Meeting an online virtual meeting.

Held online by video conferencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic; 1st - 2nd December 2020.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

14th Meeting in Busan, Republic of Korea

Held at Lotte Hotel Busan, Busan, Republic of Korea; 3rd - 5th December 2019.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

13th Meeting in Pirbright, UK.

Held at World Reference Laboratory for Foot-and-Mouth Disease, The Pirbright Institute, Woking, UK; 6th - 8th Novmeber 2018.

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

12th Meeting in Pretoria, South Africa

Held at  ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Pretoria, South Africa; 28th - 30th November 2017

Meeting Minutes, Agenda and Network annual report

11th Meeting in Paris, France

Held at ANSES, Paris on 30th November to 2nd December 2016

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

10th Meeting in Brussels, Belgium

Held at CODA-CERVA, Uccle on 24th to 26th November 2015

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

9th Meeting Brescia, Italy

Held at IZSLER on 26th to 27th November 2014

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

8th Meeting Bangkok, Thailand

Held at Novotel Bangkok Ploenchit Sukhumvit, Thailand on 14th to 15th November 2013

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

7th Meeting in Jerez De La Frontera, Spain

Held on 1st to 2nd November 2012

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

6th Meeting in Pirbright, UK

Held at The Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom on 14th to 16th November 2011

Meeting agenda and participants list and Network annual report

5th Meeting in Pirbright, UK

Held at The Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom on 4th to 6th November 2010

Meeting Agenda and network Annual report

4th Meeting in Delhi, India

Held at the NASC Complex, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India on 23rd to 27th November 2009

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

3rd Meeting in Lanzhou, China

Held at Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Lanzhou, China on 15th - 19th September 2008

Meeting Minutes and Network Annual Report

2nd Meeting in Gaborone, Botswana

Held in Botswana on 20th - 24th June 2007

Meeting Minutes and Network Annual Report

1st Meeting in Florianopolis, Brazil

Held in Florianopolis, Brazil on 6th December 2006

Meeting Minutes and Network annual report

Pirbright, UK

Held at The Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, United Kingdom on 6th to 7th November 2010

Meeting Minutes and Network Annual Report

Paris