Pinior Beate, Firth Clair L, Loitsch Angelika, Stockreiter Simon, Hutter Sabine, Richter Veronika, Lebl Karin, Schwermer Heinzpeter, Käsbohrer Annemarie
Institute for Veterinary Public Health, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Institute for Veterinary Disease Control Mödling, Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, Mödling, Austria.
Vet Rec. 2018 Mar 3;182(9):257. doi: 10.1136/vr.104448. Epub 2018 Jan 23.
Bluetongue virus (BTV) is an emerging transboundary disease in Europe, which can cause significant production losses among ruminants. The analysis presented here assessed the costs of BTV surveillance and vaccination programmes in Austria and Switzerland between 2007 and 2016. Costs were compared with respect to time, type of programme, geographical area and who was responsible for payment. The total costs of the BTV vaccination and surveillance programmes in Austria amounted to €23.6 million, whereas total costs in Switzerland were €18.3 million. Our analysis demonstrates that the costs differed between years and geographical areas, both within and between the two countries. Average surveillance costs per animal amounted to approximately €3.20 in Austria compared with €1.30 in Switzerland, whereas the average vaccination costs per animal were €6.20 in Austria and €7.40 in Switzerland. The comparability of the surveillance costs is somewhat limited, however, due to differences in each nation's surveillance (and sampling) strategy. Given the importance of the export market for cattle production, investments in such programmes are more justified for Austria than for Switzerland. The aim of the retrospective assessment presented here is to assist veterinary authorities in planning and implementing cost-effective and efficient control strategies for emerging livestock diseases.
蓝舌病病毒（BTV）是欧洲一种新出现的跨界疾病，可导致反刍动物大量生产损失。本文所做的分析评估了2007年至2016年奥地利和瑞士蓝舌病病毒监测及疫苗接种计划的成本。对成本在时间、计划类型、地理区域以及支付责任方等方面进行了比较。奥地利蓝舌病病毒疫苗接种和监测计划的总成本达2360万欧元，而瑞士的总成本为1830万欧元。我们的分析表明，在这两个国家内部以及两国之间，成本在年份和地理区域上存在差异。奥地利每头动物的平均监测成本约为3.20欧元，而瑞士为1.30欧元，奥地利每头动物的平均疫苗接种成本为6.20欧元，瑞士为7.40欧元。然而，由于各国监测（及采样）策略的差异，监测成本的可比性在一定程度上受到限制。鉴于牛生产出口市场的重要性，奥地利对这类计划的投资比瑞士更具合理性。本文进行回顾性评估的目的是协助兽医当局规划和实施针对新出现的家畜疾病具有成本效益且高效的控制策略。
