The Epidemiological and Economic Impact of a Potential Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak in Austria.

ABSTRACT: An outbreak of foot-and mouth disease (FMD) in an FMD-free country such as Austria would likely have serious consequences for the national livestock sector and economy. The objective of this study was to analyse the epidemiological and economic impact of an FMD outbreak in Austria in order to (i) evaluate the effectiveness of different control measures in two Austrian regions with different livestock structure and density, (ii) analyse the associated costs of the control measures and the losses resulting from trade restrictions on livestock and livestock products and (iii) assess the resources that would be required to control the FMD outbreak. The European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread Model (EuFMDiS) was used to simulate a potential FMD outbreak. Based on the epidemiological outputs of t

SUBMITTER: Marschik T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838521 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature