Hhmm, as one of the field epidemiologists working on FMD in the centre
of the outbreak (Cumbria) during 2001, I can certainly share some of the
lessons. As a group we published quite a lot on it during and after the
outbreak.
In infected herds, there was no resistance to the cull. The compensation
scheme was based on full market value and was paid rapidly. farmers
hated seeing their animals killed but the fear of the speed with which
FMD can spread was enough to produce compliance. If the compensation
scheme had not been as generous and well operated as it was, I think
things would have been very different. But as it was, the culling of
infected farms was rarely resisted. There were issues of how quickly we
could get them dead and then disposal and these would need to be taken
into account.
However, the dangerous contact "at risk" pre-emptive culling policy used
during the 2001 outbreak was a different matter. For much of the
outbreak it driven to a large extent by computer modelling and the
extent of the cull created by this led to great resentment amongst
farmers even though there was a full value compensation scheme. They
would rather have kept their animals than allow them to be culled when
they didn't think the decision to cull was justified. Where we could
demonstrate a real risk based on contact, they mainly accepted the
decision, albeit sometimes reluctantly. Where the decision was based
purely on being a neighbour of an infected farm, it produced fury,
resistance and left a long lasting legacy of mistrust of government
veterinary services. And in retrospect we have shown that such an
automatic culling policy was not required. The farmers felt that they
knew that at the time.
I think this emphasises that any stamping out policy must be developed
in peace time, in collaboration with the livestock keepers and hand in
hand with a compensation policy.
Nick Honhold
BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS DipECVPH
On 12/02/2014 12:05, Serge T. NZIETCHUENG wrote:
> It will be useful to know the lessons learnt of the use of SO during
> the FMD outbreak in UK will be useful. Is there anyone who can share
> with us the main lessons learnt?
>
> Serge Nzietchueng
>
>
> Le Mercredi 12 février 2014 11h16, Nick Honhold
> <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
> Dear All
>
> In my opinion, a stamping out policy for infected units with ring
> vaccination is perhaps ideal. However, I am not sure that a stamping
> out policy is necessary as there is no carrier state and little or no
> spread via fomites. Nor is there any risk to human health. The reason
> for stamping out would be to stop local spread within a village. For
> any stamping out policy to be effective, there will NEED to be a
> properly funded and functioning compensation scheme so that owners do
> not simply more animals out of an infected village, something that is
> easy to do with sheep and goats, particularly young ones. Compensation
> schemes have often not been functional and/or funded.
>
> As animals will either die or recover and have no carrier status,
> stamping out may not be necessary and could be counter productive.
>
> Nick Honhold
> BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS DipECVPH
>
> On 11/02/2014 14:53, Paul Rossiter wrote:
> Dear Moderator,
> Just one question to be raised:
> *Would it be easy to put PPR to an end without stamping out policy*?
> Best regards
> Wade
>
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