Clinical Commentary: Controlling EVA in the 21st century: 'zero tolerance' or live and let live'?

摘要

At the time of writing in August 2007, when foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) has apparently escaped from biologically secure research or vaccine production facilities to nearby cattle in the UK and bluetongue virus (BTV) continues to infect livestock in its second season after over-wintering in northern Europe, the importance of controlling infectious diseases of animals through measures such as 'heightened surveillance', 'optimal biosecurity' and 'vaccination' is firmly in the dual spotlights ofscientific and public scrutiny.