Regulatory Implications and Control Measures for Lumpy Skin Disease, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and Foot-and-Mouth Disease in European Livestock.
Viruses·
- DOI
- 10.3390/v18070777
- PMID
- 42515628
- PMCID
- —
- OpenAlex
- W7168677549
- Study type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Publisher unavailable
- Article type
- journal-article
- Integrity
- current
Why this research matters now
The article addresses animal health and welfare, food security, and economic effects within the European livestock sector. It presents disease- and country-adapted vaccination policy and DIVA-based surveillance as approaches discussed in the article for supporting animal welfare and economic stability.
Structured evidence summary
Research question
The article examines the economic and societal implications of preventive mass vaccination compared with stamping out for LSD, HPAI, and FMD in European livestock.
Study design
This is a literature-based synthesis using scientific publications, outbreak notifications, and EU policy reports. It compares evidence concerning preventive vaccination and stamping out.
Population and setting
The setting is European livestock production, with evidence focused on LSD, HPAI, and FMD.
Main findings
The synthesis reports that preventive vaccination was associated with smaller and shorter outbreaks and lower economic losses, especially in high-risk or endemic settings. It states that vaccination is important for LSD eradication, describes support for vaccination-to-live approaches for HPAI, and notes that trade-policy objectives constrain similar adoption for FMD.
Public-health relevance
The article addresses animal health and welfare, food security, and economic effects within the European livestock sector. It presents disease- and country-adapted vaccination policy and DIVA-based surveillance as approaches discussed in the article for supporting animal welfare and economic stability.
Important limitations
The supplied abstract does not specify the search strategy, study-selection process, evidence quality assessment, or comparative methods in enough detail to judge the synthesis fully. This summary relies only on the supplied single-article abstract and metadata; the original paper is required for decision-grade interpretation.
GIDS interpretation
The article is discoverable under the supplied classifier links for H5N1, influenza, vaccination, outbreak investigation, surveillance, and health policy. These labels provide topical context only and do not establish that the paper confirms any live surveillance signal.
Related GIDS surveillance
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Evidence relationships
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