Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Vet Microbiol. 2011 Jul 5;151(1-2):160-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.02.040. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
Ireland ran a conventional test and slaughter Bovine Tuberculosis eradication programme from 1954 until 1988. This programme fulfilled our trading requirements but failed to eradicate TB. At this point a major initiative, ERAD, was launched targeted with reducing the disease levels by half within a four-year period and devising the strategy and supports necessary to achieve final eradication. The lessons learned at that time have informed Ireland's eradication programme ever since. Eradication was not possible without developing solutions to address the wildlife disease reservoir and other identified constraints. Since 1992 the programme objectives have been restated. It is now effectively an interim control programme where significant resources have been invested in research and development aimed at overcoming the identified constraints to eradication. Policy is informed by science and debate among stakeholders is generally knowledgeable and balanced. This paper outlines developments in recent years and sets out our expectations for progress in the period ahead.
爱尔兰从 1954 年到 1988 年开展了常规检测和牛结核病根除计划。该计划满足了我们的贸易要求，但未能根除结核病。此时，爱尔兰启动了一项重大计划 ERAD，旨在在四年内将疾病水平减半，并制定必要的战略和支持，以实现最终根除。从那时起，这些经验教训一直为爱尔兰的根除计划提供信息。如果不制定解决野生动物疾病库和其他已确定限制的解决方案，就不可能根除这种疾病。自 1992 年以来，方案目标已经重新制定。现在它实际上是一个中期控制计划，在根除方面的研究和开发方面投入了大量资源，旨在克服已确定的限制。政策以科学为依据，利益相关者之间的辩论通常是有知识和平衡的。本文概述了近年来的发展情况，并阐述了我们对未来一段时间进展的期望。
