Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Making a vaccinate-to-live policy a reality in foot-and-mouth disease.
- Journal:
- Developments in biologicals
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Mackay, D et al.
- Affiliation:
- Pirbright Laboratory of the Institute for Animal Health · United Kingdom
Plain-English summary
This research discusses the growing preference for a "vaccinate-to-live" approach to control foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in areas that are currently free of the disease. Instead of the traditional method of culling infected animals, which is becoming less popular, there is a push for using vaccines to protect livestock. For this approach to work effectively, veterinary services need to have access to the right vaccines, solid plans for distributing them quickly, and strategies to confirm that the disease has been eliminated. The paper highlights the progress made so far and the challenges that still need to be overcome before this vaccination strategy can be widely adopted.
Abstract
Public opinion and the availability of new technologies are making the use of 'stamping- out' an increasingly unattractive option as the method of first choice for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control in FMD-free countries or zones seeking to control incursion of disease. There is therefore increasing pressure to adopt a 'vaccinate-to-live' policy in these circumstances. For a successful vaccinate-to-live policy, veterinary services need access to appropriate, licensed vaccines; to have adequate contingency plans to ensure that they can deliver the required vaccine, where and when it is needed; and to have developed an 'exit strategy' that enables recognition of freedom from disease as quickly as possible. This paper discusses progress towards these requirements and the problems that still need to be addressed before a vaccinate-to-live policy can become the option of first resort.
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