A stochastic modelling study of quarantine strategies against foot-and-mouth disease risks through cattle trades across the Thailand-Myanmar border
Résumé
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is an important endemic disease in livestock in Southeast Asia.
Transboundary movement of animals may result in the transnational disease spread. A major
cattle market is located at the Thailand-Myanmar border, where most cattle imported from
Myanmar are traded. In this study, we built a stochastic susceptible-exposed-infectious-
recovered (SEIR) model to investigate the effectiveness of a private animal quarantine service
center in preventing FMDV from entering the major cattle market. We computed with different
parameters and found that, with 50% vaccine effectiveness, the risk of releasing infected cattle to
the market per batch was generally low during the quarantine period of 21 and 28 days, with the
risk ranging from 0.071 to 0.078 and 0.032 to 0.036, respectively. Despite the best scenario, the
zero-risk state is difficult to attain. The sensitivity analysis highlights that the percentage of
immune animals before entering the quarantine centers and the vaccine effectiveness are
important factors. In conclusion, the 21-day quarantine period mitigates the risk of FMDV
introduction into the cattle market. This control measure should be rigorously maintained to
sustainably prevent FMDV outbreaks through transboundary animal movements, especially
among countries in FMD-endemic regions.
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