Key result
A systematic review of 64 articles on the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease found that methods were generally poorly reported, with a median quality score of 41%.
Why the study?
Foot-and-mouth disease has large economic consequences in livestock systems, requiring robust assessment to support disease control policy.
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Diverse methods in endemic FMD economic analyses limit policy comparability; leaves open need for standardization.
Systematic Review (n=64)
Economic analyses of endemic foot-and-mouth disease are generally poorly reported with methodological gaps, risking inefficient resource allocation for control programs.
Compston et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Endemic foot-and-mouth disease (n=64). Economic analysis methods was evaluated on Quality assessment score of economic analyses. A systematic review of 64 articles on the economic impact of endemic foot-and-mouth disease found that methods were generally poorly reported, with a median quality score of 41%.
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