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Prevention and control of animal diseases worldwide
Part I: Economic analysis: prevention versus outbreak costs
Mainly affected by the costs (1)
Type of costs Examples Govern
ment
Livestock
holders
Agrifood
chain
Other
industry
sectors
Wider
society
B. Outbreak costs: indirect impact
Losses caused by
ripple effects
(impact on prices
and on upstream
and downstream
activities)
Losses caused by
spill-over effects
(impact on other
economic
sectors)
• Price effects regarding
livestock/ livestock
products
• Loss of access/
opportunity to access,
regional and
international markets
• Impact on inputs
(feed, chicks, vet
medicines)
• Drop in demand in the
services sector
(tourism, public
transport, retail trade,
hospitality and food
services)
X
(3)
X
X
X
Notes:
(1) This Table refers to the economic agents mainly affected by the costs/losses
(2) Includes transfer costs of government for public compensation for culled animals etc.
(3) In terms of loss in fees / taxes
A more precise definition of the various costs is provided below.
3.6. Definition of outbreak costs
Outbreak costs differentiate between direct costs and losses, and the various indirect costs and indirect
losses, in accordance with the typology of costs presented in Table 2.
A. Direct impact
The total direct cost of a disease is the sum of the production losses (direct and consequential) and the
costs of disease control, as follows:
• Direct losses: Direct losses can stem either from the disease itself (which at its worst potentially
result in the complete loss of all livestock of a particular species), or from sanitary control
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