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245 _aFoot-and-mouth disease: the costs and cures
260 _c2001
490 _aEconomist
_v358(8215) 31 March 2001, 95-98(3)
520 _aProvides details about the nature of the foot-and-mouth 'super' virus, which can be carried on the wind. Also looks at the economic strains it brings, and the likely cost to the farming industry. Considers the arguments for, and against, Britain relinquishing its disease-free status and adopting a vaccination programme. Notes that the chief lesson to be learnt from the current outbreak is that simply being concerned about one's nearest neighbours' treatment of the disease is not sufficient. Diagrams.
590 _aABS
650 _aFOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE
650 _aVACCINATIONS
650 _aCOSTS
650 _aFARMING INDUSTRY
690 _aRural
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