Beer J
Arch Exp Veterinarmed. 1978;32(3):319-26.
Friedrich Loeffler's discovery of the pathogen of foot and mouth disease actually ushered in the era of virus research on man and animal and gave birth, at the same time, to efforts for immunoprophylaxis against the disease. This led directly to the foundation of the world's first virological institute on Riems Island. A brief account is given of the developments that have taken place up to our days in research and production at Friedrich-Loeffler Institute for Epizootiological Research on Riems Island. The Institute is affiliated to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the German Democratic Republic. The importance of immunoprophylaxis to prevention and control of infectious diseases among agricultural animals has grown on the basis of present microbiological knowledge and along with progress in livestock production. This concept is explained in greater detail, and aspects of fundamental importance to appropriate research are expounded.
弗里德里希·勒夫勒对口蹄疫病原体的发现实际上开创了人类和动物病毒研究的时代，同时也催生了针对该病进行免疫预防的努力。这直接促成了世界上第一个病毒学研究所在里姆斯岛的建立。本文简要介绍了位于里姆斯岛的弗里德里希·勒夫勒动物流行病学研究所直至如今在研究和生产方面所取得的进展。该研究所隶属于德意志民主共和国农业科学院。基于当前的微生物学知识以及随着畜牧业生产的进步，免疫预防对预防和控制家畜传染病的重要性日益凸显。本文对这一概念进行了更详细的阐释，并阐述了对恰当研究至关重要的各个方面。
