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Rift Valley Fever: An Economic Assessment of Agricultural and Human Vulnerability

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  • Hughes-Fraire, Randi
  • Hagerman, Amy D.
  • McCarl, Bruce A.
  • Gaff, Holly

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This research focused on the assessment of the U.S. agricultural sector and human vulnerability to a Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak and the implications of a select set of alternative disease control strategies. Livestock impact assessment is done by using an integrated epidemic/economic model to examine the extent of RVF spread in the Southeast Texas livestock population and its consequences plus the outcome of implementing two different control strategies: emergency vaccination and larvicide vector control separately plus when they are used simultaneously. Human impact assessment utilized an inferential procedure, which comprises of a cost of illness calculation to assess the dollar cost of human illnesses and deaths, as well as a Disability Adjusted Life Year calculation to give an estimate of the burden of disease on public health as a whole. Results indicate substantial potential losses to the U.S., where combined livestock and human national costs ranged from $121 million to $2.3 billion.

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  • Hughes-Fraire, Randi & Hagerman, Amy D. & McCarl, Bruce A. & Gaff, Holly, 2011. "Rift Valley Fever: An Economic Assessment of Agricultural and Human Vulnerability," 2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas 98629, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:saea11:98629
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98629
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    Environmental Economics and Policy; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty; Health Economics and Policy;
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