I strongly support Bill's statement that we need sufficient doses of vaccine to control the disease and this should be the first priority of PPR control by national and international authorities. Satya From: Establishment of a PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Rossiter Sent: 09 February 2014 19:16 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Another Good Question; this time from Drs Taylor and Kivaria. Dear Colleagues, Dr Bill Taylor, who is very well known to most of us, made a striking challenge in his contribution. He suggested that unless we use vaccine sufficiently widely and thoroughly to stop transmission of the virus in its endemic heartlands (moderator's summary) then we are simply going to help virus perpetuation. Therefore, "why waste public resources vaccinating?" The idea received support from Dr Kivaria who went even further to say that perhaps we should just live with the disease. I wonder how many of us think the same? Would some of you like to comment on Dr Taylor's and Dr Kivaria's suggestions giving us feedback on how you see public finances being used to bring about serious "progressive control" or whether this disease could just be left to itself and to the the private sector. In a way the topic leads to the basic question of why do we want to eradicate PPR? We all assume this has been answered but has it? Some reasons have been put forward in a few contributions to the conference but are they enough to convince policy and decision makers and those who hold the purse strings? With regards - moderator. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the FAO-AnimalHealth-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FAO-AnimalHealth-L&A=1 ________________________________ The information contained in this message may be confidential or legally privileged and is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this message in error please delete it & notify the originator immediately. Unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is forbidden & may be unlawful. The contents of this e-mail are the views of the sender and do not necessarily represent the views of the Institute. This email and associated attachments has been checked locally for viruses but we can accept no responsibility once it has left our systems. Communications on Institute computers are monitored to secure the effective operation of the systems and for other lawful purposes. The Pirbright Institute is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England no. 559784. The Institute is also a registered charity. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FAO-AnimalHealth-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FAO-AnimalHealth-L&A=1