Study on financial impact of clinical foot and mouth disease in three selected Districts of Western Ethiopia
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Cattle, Beneshangul Gumz, Financial Impact, Foot And Mouth Disease, Western Ethiopia, West WollegaAbstract
Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to 135 households to investigate the financial impact of clinical Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and the benefit of control through vaccination. Clinical FMD occurrence in the study group showed that the annual cumulative incidence was estimated to be 38.7% (95% CI, 34.7–42.7%), cumulative mortality 3.2% (95% CI, 2.0–4.0), and case fatality 8.4% (95% CI, 6.9–9.9). The financial impact assessment revealed that the disease caused 6.12%, 11.6%, and 3.1% annual losses in milk production, draft power losses, and beef off-take reductions, respectively. On average, the financial losses due to clinical FMD incurred a total of 10,919.84 USD for the herd owners of the study group and 11.78 USD per head annually. The benefit-cost ratio of controlling FMD through vaccination was estimated to be 1.36, and the net benefit per head was 0.34 USD. In conclusion, FMD causes substantial financial losses to households. Hence, subsequent cross-checking of the viral serotype for an effective vaccination program and the voluntary, cost-shared participation of the herd owners in FMD vaccination would be beneficial for the farmers to sustain their production and livelihood.
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