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Control and Eradication of Viral Diseases of
Ruminants. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Oct 2008, Pages: 92
The monitoring and control of infectious animal
diseases, limiting or prevention of their spread and
efforts towards their eventual eradication are
central tasks of the veterinary civil service. In
addition to the cost-effectiveness of prophylaxis
over disease and treatment, the animal welfare
aspect is also involved. The purpose of this work is
to review, describe and assess the available control
measures against four viral infections or diseases
of domestic ruminants. The pertinent Finnish and EU
legislation are outlined and assessed briefly. The
successful eradication of two of the diseases and
significant reduction of the prevalence of the other
two in Finland are described in detail. The
efficacies of the official control and eradication
measures and of the actions of voluntary control
programmes are analyzed using a heuristic
formulation for the infection reproduction number
(R). The significance of financial compensation from
the state for the costs incurred and the role of
continued surveillance and health monitoring for
both overseeing and maintaining the achieved status
are emphasized.
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