The economic implications of animal diseases and disease control at the national level

Ramsay, Gavin; Philip, Phinse Mappalakayil; Riethmuller, Paul

doi:10.20506/rst.18.2.1171

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“…Costs associated with the intangible factors in our estimates and assumptions may vary widely with changes in disease outbreak patterns, spreads and infectiousness. Other workers had similarly identified uncertainties associated with disease situations (Ramsay et al, 1999;Horst et al, 1999).…”

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Control Versus No Control: Options for Avian Influenza H5N1 in Nigeria

Fasina

Meseko

Joannis

et al. 2007

Zoonoses and Public Health

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SummaryIn January 2006, an outbreak of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was recorded in Nigeria for the first time. This present work describes an estimation of possible costs associated with a vaccination-based control policy added to other measures to restrict HPAI H5N1 virus infections. The evaluations used epidemiological and production data, including budgets necessary for the vaccine acquisition, distribution and administration in arriving at the final costs. Using decision tree and cost benefit analysis the economical benefits for Nigeria and countries with similar veterinary infrastructures, biosecurity and farming systems are calculated. The result indicated that a halting in the continued spread of the virus through effective control measure will be 52 times better than taking no action. This should help policy makers in deciding in favour of vaccination combined with other tools as an effective means of controlling avian influenza H5N1. Control of HPAI H5N1 will best be understood by policy makers in financial terms. Effective control through vaccination of poultry is much cheaper and reduces the chances of human zoonoses. Poultry vaccination combined with other control measures will be the most effective means of control in most developing economies.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Control Versus No Control: Options for Avian Influenza H5N1 in Nigeria

Fasina

Meseko

Joannis

et al. 2007

Zoonoses and Public Health

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“…Assigning monetary values to these costs and benefits is a major problem of CBA and involves making subjective judgements (Ramsay et al, 1999). A knowledge gap was found in the possible reactions of importing countries.…”

Section: Economic Modulementioning

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A decision-tree to optimise control measures during the early stage of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic

Tomassen

Koeijer²,

Mourits

et al. 2002

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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A decision tree was developed as a tool to support decision making on control measures during the first days after the declaration of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The objective of the tree was to minimise direct costs and export losses of FMD epidemics under several scenarios. These scenarios were based on important determinants in the development of epidemics and therefore defined by livestock and herd density in the outbreak region, the possibility of airborne spread, and the time between first infection and first detection. The starting point of the tree was an epidemiological model based on a deterministic SIR approach. The effect of four control strategies on FMD dynamics was modelled. In addition to the standard control strategy of stamping-out and culling of high-risk contact herds, strategies involving ring culling within 1 km of an infected herd, ring vaccination within 1 km of an infected herd, and ring vaccination within 3 km of an infected herd were assessed. An economic model converted outbreak and control effects of farming and processing operations into estimates of direct costs and consequential export losses. Results showed that animal density within the outbreak region is a very important determinant in deciding on the economically optimal control strategy. Ring vaccination is the economically optimal control strategy for densely populated livestock areas whereas ring culling is the economically optimal control strategy for sparsely populated livestock areas.

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“…By selecting this number at the internet portal, the access to specified data is available with a number of additional information (Figures 1 and 2). With reliable information which could be shared and disseminated between unlimited users, establishment of the system of "Good practice of animal diseases control" is ensured (Boehlje and Hurt, 1996;Dijkhuizen and Morris, 1997;Truszczynski, 1998;Edwards and Alexander, 1998;Holden, 1999;Marsh, 1999;Ramsay, 1999;Donaldson and Alexanderson, 2002;Te{i} et al, 2004). NADNS has been created by compilation of rules for animal diseases notification prescribed by the OIE, and EU requirements for member states and trading partners.…”

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“…Prominent examples of animal health and food safety issues that have emerged over the last decade include epizooties of Foot and Mouth disease, Classical Swine Fever, Bluetongue Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, genetically modified foods, dioxins and acrylamide (Thrusfield, 1995;Anderson et al,1996;Ferguson et al, 1997;Prusiner, 1997;Ramsay et al,1999;Petersen et al, 2002;Reilly, 1999;Verbeke, 2001;Claus et al, 2008).…”

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Veterinary information management system (VIMS) in the process of notification and management of animal diseases

Plavšić¹,

Nedić́²,

Mićović³

et al. 2009

Acta vet. (Beogr.)

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A prerequisite to the development of an efficient animal health, food safety and traceability management system in the animal food production chain is the implementation of an integrated veterinary informational management system (VIMS) capable for the capture, storage, analysis and retrieval of data and providing the opportunity for the cumulative gathering of the knowledge and capability for its competent interpretation. Such a system will enable collecting appropriate data, including quality management and inspection controls, from all establishments and commodities in the 'from farm to fork' food production chain (farms, holdings, slaughterhouses, laboratories, traders etc.) in a structured, predefined format, and facilitate competent analyses and reporting of such data, as well as the improvement of the existing programs and strategies. The role of information system in animal disease diagnosis, surveillance and notification, control of national and international trade of commodities, food safety management, investigation of diseases, predictive microbiology and quantitative risk assessment is of great importance for the quality of veterinary service. Integral part of the VIMS is animal disease notification system designed according to and in compliance with international requirements, standards and recommendation and able to exchange relevant information with similar information systems. The aim of this contribution is to describe national animal disease notification system which is in place in Serbia as a part of VIMS

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The economic implications of animal diseases and disease control at the national level

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Control Versus No Control: Options for Avian Influenza H5N1 in Nigeria

Control Versus No Control: Options for Avian Influenza H5N1 in Nigeria

A decision-tree to optimise control measures during the early stage of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic

Veterinary information management system (VIMS) in the process of notification and management of animal diseases

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