7. Risk to Countries Free without Vaccination:
UK Lessons, 2001
• Had spread throughout country, by time of detection
• Leading to over 4 million animals destroyed
• About 10,000 premises affected
• Health and Agriculture Ministries lost substantial credibility
TOTAL COST 35 BILLION DOLLARS =
EFFECT ON ALL SECTORS OF ECONOMY
DAVID A. ASHFORD, DVM, MPH, DSc Assistant Area Director, Brazil
USDA/APHIS/International Services
10. Potential Threat to World Economy in Affecting Economies
of Countries that are “Free without Vaccination”
Loss to U.S. Economy
(the major consumer of all goods
and services in the world)
would be about $50 Billion