Estimación de las consecuencias económicas de la perineumonía contagiosa bovina en África

Abstract

Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a disease that causes high morbidity and mortality losses to cattle. The financial implications of these losses are of great significance to cattle owners. Control of CBPP is therefore important as a way to salvage the losses and increase the incomes of cattle owners. This study estimated the economic cost of CBPP and the benefits of its control in twelve sub-Saharan African countries using a spreadsheet economic model developed in Microsoft Excel ® . The value of morbidity and mortality losses was estimated at 30 million euros (2.5 million per country) while the total economic cost (direct and indirect production losses plus disease control costs) was estimated at 44.8 million euros (3.7 million euros per country). An investment of 14.7 million euros to control CBPP would prevent a loss of 30 million euros. The financial return on investment in CBPP control is positive, with benefit-cost ratios that range from 1.61 (Ghana) to 2.56 (Kenya).

<p>Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia: Challenges and Prospects Regarding Diagnosis and Control Strategies in Africa</p>

“…1 It is transmitted by direct or close contact between infected cattle and susceptible animals, and remains an important constraint to cattle production in many sub-Saharan African countries. 2,5 It is a disease with very high economic importance, with the ability to compromise food security in endemic areas. 2 It was the only bacterial disease contained in the former List "A" Diseases grouping of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) requiring urgent outbreak reporting.…”

“…2,5 It is a disease with very high economic importance, with the ability to compromise food security in endemic areas. 2 It was the only bacterial disease contained in the former List "A" Diseases grouping of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) requiring urgent outbreak reporting. 6 CBPP is insidious in nature with associated control difficulties, and remains a big problem for most cattle producing sub-Saharan African countries.…”

“…8 With declining livestock and animal health budgets in Africa, most governments rely a lot on bilateral and multilateral international donor organizations for funds to finance animal disease control programs, which could not be sustained continuously due to inadequate or the absence of financial contributions from recipient African governments, resulting to a total lack of enforcement of control measures. 2 Many efforts have been made to effectively control CBPP in Africa despite the challenges, but with varying degrees of success. Efforts made in the past include the Joint Project 28 (JP 28) of the 1970s, and the Pan African Control for Epizootics (PACE).…”

“…15 In 2006, the cost of losses due to morbidity and mortality in CBPP affected animals in 12 sub-Saharan African countries was estimated at 30 million Euros, while the total economic cost was estimated at 44.8 million Euros or 3.7 million Euros per country. 2 In the northern part of Nigeria, the economic cost of CBPP in the livestock industry was estimated to be US$ 1.5 million in 1996. 16 However, the total economic cost due to CBPP in pastoral herds of Niger State, North-central Nigeria was estimated at US$ 294,800.30.…”

Pro-Inflammatory Response of Bovine Polymorphonuclear Cells Induced by Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides

“…mycoides (Mmm) is the etiological agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a severe respiratory disease of cattle notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties [OIE]) (1). CBPP has been eradicated in most countries worldwide (http://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/ official-disease-status/cbpp/en-cbpp) but remains widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, where it strongly impacts livestock productivity, draining financial resources to Governments for high cost of the control measures (2,3).…”