Effective and safe vaccines against lumpy skin disease (LSD) are already commercially available. Large-scale vaccination combined with other appropriate control measures, can eliminate the outbreaks. In the absence of appropriate DIVA vaccines, carrying out preventive vaccination against LSDV in disease free but at-high risk countries, inflicts heavy export restrictions on live cattle and their...

In the first half of 2020, several countries have responded to challenges posed by Covid-19 pandemic restricting their export medical supplies. Such measures are meant increase domestic availability critical goods, and commonly used in times crisis. Yet, not much is known about impact, especially on imposing them. Here we show that bans are, large, counterproductive. Using a model shock diffusi...

Cryptographic software has suffered in many ocassions from export restrictions. Governments might claim that cryptographic algorithms are equivalent to military equipment to justify and maintain these restrictions. Sometimes, these laws are approved under dictatorial rules or even by democratric goverments which exploit and overstimate a terrorist menace to restrict civil rights. Citizens have ...

The objective of this paper is to combine cross-commodity and spatial price transmission analysis study the dynamics global cereal feed market during COVID-19 pandemic. After reviewing nascent literature on impact agricultural markets, we discuss different channels prices. Then, provide stylized reactions three relevant wheat, barley, maize, a set simulated possible future shocks oil prices, st...

The export of human derived tissues and related materials from China is currently subject to regulatory restrictions. Consequently, we are unable to share the human cell line described in this paper with researchers outside of China at the present time. However, scientists within China who wish to use this cell line for research only may obtain them from the following company: Cellular Biotech....

Antibiotic-resistant (ABR) bacteria develop when bacteria are exposed to antibiotics either during treatments in humans or animals or through environmental sources contaminated with antibiotic residues. Resistant bacteria selected by medical, agricultural, and industrial use spread globally through international travel, the export of animals and retail products, and the environment. It is essen...