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- Title
What price disease?
- Abstract
The author presents his views on impact of animal diseases on society. The author discusses a report of the International Federation for Animal Health (IFAH) which reflected that animal diseases have various economic impacts. The author mentions that the actual cost of human health can be analyzed by focusing on three factors including diseases affecting animals only, diseases that can be transmitted to animals through food and diseases that can be transferred directly from animal to people.
- Subjects
VETERINARY medicine; ANIMAL diseases; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; FOOD; SOCIETIES
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2012, Vol 171, Issue 15, p360
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.e6871