Summary
Industry-level
impacts of highly contagious foreign animal diseases can be extensive
and disruptive. These impacts are the sum of disease effects on
the separate economic units that comprise the input supply, production,
processing and marketing system of that industry. These industry-level
effects would not include government costs or costs associated with
disrupted travel or tourism or general economic activity. Direct
impacts are those that are related to production and result in direct
economic consequences for animal protein producers. Indirect impacts
are consequences that include loss of trade, market and consumer
confidence, among others. While it is prudent for governments to
identify the costs of effective surveillance and prevention, these
costs are often very small compared to the total cost of response
and recovery associated with a disease outbreak. It is important
that the effectiveness of those prevention programmes not be compromised
because of other short-term priorities perceived to be more urgent.
Keywords
Animal
diseases, Compensation, Economic costs, Economic impact assessment,
Exotic animal diseases, Impact assessment, Industry. |