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February 17, 2010Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Limiting the Impacts of Foot and Mouth Disease in Large Ruminants in Northern Lao People’s Democratic Republic by Vaccination: A Case Study

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Why the study?

Does FMD vaccination reduce morbidity and financial losses in cattle and buffalo in Lao PDR?

Population

Cattle and buffalo in four villages in Pek District, Lao PDR

Comparison

Foot and mouth disease vaccination vs No vaccination (two adjacent villages)

Design

Other

Authors

LRLuzia RastCharles Sturt UniversityPWPeter WindsorThe University of SydneySKSyseng KhounsyMahidol University

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Implication

May support FMD vaccination in endemic villages; hypothesis-generating and requires controlled trials before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does FMD vaccination reduce morbidity and financial losses in cattle and buffalo in Lao PDR?

P
Population
Cattle and buffalo in four villages in Pek District, Lao PDR
I
Intervention
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccination (fully vaccinated in one village, partially vaccinated in another)
C
Comparator
No vaccination (two adjacent villages)
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Outcome
Morbidity rates and financial losses

FMD vaccination significantly reduces morbidity and financial losses in large ruminants in high-risk areas.

Cite This Study

Rast et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dd595980eea7d3f699baa5https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01099.x
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