FMD is an endemic disease in Egypt, with serotypes O and A considered to circulate continuously. In 2006, a novel type A strain, genetically related to the sub-saharan African Group VII topotype, entered Egypt and rapidly spread throughout cattle and buffalo population, causing severe losses and becoming endemic. During February 2012, a great number of FMD events were reported throughout Egypt despite a nationwide vaccination campaign in January 2012. The emergence of these FMDv strains to Egypt was always associated with importation or smuggling of cattle or other ruminants from the neighbor countries. This article is an edification article focuses on the risks associated with importation of cattle infected with new strain of FMDv from Sudan to Egypt.