Economic Evaluation of Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus) Rabies Prevention in Mexico

被引:50
作者
Anderson, A. [1 ]
Shwiff, S. [1 ,2 ]
Gebhardt, K. [1 ]
Ramirez, A. J.
Shwiff, S. [1 ,2 ]
Kohler, D. [1 ]
Lecuona, L. [3 ]
机构
[1] USDA, WS, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr, Ft Collins, CO USA
[2] Texas A&M Univ Commerce, Commerce, TX USA
[3] USDA APHIS IS NAR Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
关键词
benefit-cost analysis; vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus); economics; Mexico; cattle; rabies; VACCINATION; OUTBREAK;
D O I
10.1111/tbed.12007
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100201 [内科学];
摘要
Vampire bat rabies causes significant impacts within its endemic range in Mexico. These impacts include livestock mortality, animal testing costs, post-exposure prophylaxis costs, and human mortality risk. Mitigation of the impacts can be achieved by vaccinating livestock and controlling vampire bat populations. A benefit-cost analysis was performed to examine the economic efficiency of these methods of mitigation, and Monte Carlo simulations were used to examine the impact that uncertainty has on the analysis. We found that livestock vaccination is efficient, with benefits being over six times higher than costs. However, bat control is inefficient because benefits are very unlikely to exceed costs. It is concluded that when these mitigation methods are judged by the metric of economic efficiency, livestock vaccination is desirable but bat control is not.
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