Tuberculosis eradication versus control

Vision for a Bovine Tuberculosis Control and Eradication Strategy

The eradication of tuberculosis.

Bovine tuberculosis eradication.

Sec. 457. On or before October 15, 2008, and on a quarterly basis thereafter, the department shall report to the senate and house agriculture committees, the senate and house appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, and the senate and house fiscal agencies on the department’s progress toward meeting USDA requirements as outlined in the March 2007 bovine TB program review. The report shall i...

Measles Eradication versus Measles Control: An Economic Analysis

Background: Policy makers choosing whether to eradicate or control measles need to know about the costs of eradication and its alternatives. Methods: This project used a dynamic age-tiered measles transmission model for 6 countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, and Uganda), which was extrapolated to a linear model that was applied globally. Policy options were constant va...

Eradication versus control: the economics of global infectious disease policies.

A disease is controlled if, by means of a public policy, the circulation of an infectious agent is restricted below the level that would be sustained by individuals acting independently to control the disease. A disease is eliminated if it is controlled sufficiently to prevent an epidemic from occurring in a given geographical area. Control and elimination are achieved locally, but a disease ca...