Dear Colleagues, I am Suresh Basagoudanavar from Indian Veterinary Research Institute. I do agree with Dr Bill Taylor in that we need to cover 100% with vaccine especially in endemic regions to block virus transmission. It is for a good cause that public money is/will be utilized. It is not just the economic point of view, but more important is the health of the animals that we live with. I don't have figures but lot of money being spent worldwide, to control FMD (which is not that life threatening). In comparison, PPR control may involve, I guess, one-third that cost. In the long run, it will be worth it to have a disciplined/systematic PPR control programme in all OIE member countries. As has been discussed earlier, there should be a centralized monitoring system in place. Another thing I would like to add here is that we should consider 'Integrated Animal Health Management', with focus on all major diseases affecting the livestock. It is very important in developing/under-developed countries, wherein a farmer rears both large and small livestock under the same roof. Thanking you. Regards, Suresh Basagoudanavar Suresh H. Basagoudanavar, MVSc,PhD. Senior Scientist FMD Vaccine Research Laboratory Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bangalore-560 024 India Telephone-(91)-80-23410729 Fax: (91)-80-23412509 M: (91)-9008322609 ######################################################################## 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