The maximum cumulative annual incidence of FMD was 0.77% in 2001, of anthrax 0.29% in 1956, of Aujeszky's disease 0.18% in 1983, and of SVD 0.07% in 1974 (Table 1; Figure 3, left panels); the incidence of HPAI was negligible. This evidence concerns the gene FLNA and anthrax infection.