Re: FMD (was Re: London.pm List Weekly Summary 2001-05-21)

[will]

> In countries where the virus is endemic, veterinarians must vaccinate
> at regular intervals.  The vaccines only offer protection for a short
> period of time, are expensive, and in some cases contain live viruses
> that may infect the animals.

Added to this, it is almost (completely?) impossible to trade meat with
countries when you have vaccinated the animals.  Vaccinated animals can
still carry the disease and other countries obviously do not want to get it.
Vaccination is part of a larger solution which still involves culling
infected animals, and *also* animals that have been vaccinated againsed the
infection.