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Population dynamics in echinococcosis and cysticercosis: economic assessment of control strategies for Echinococcus granulosus, Taenia ovis and T. hydatigena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

J. R. Lawson ,
M. G. Roberts ,
M. A. Gemmell  and
S. J. Best
J. R. Lawson
Affiliation:
HydatidResearch Unit, MAFTech, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, University of Otago Medical School, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
M. G. Roberts
Affiliation:
Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, MAFTech, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Private Bag, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
M. A. Gemmell
Affiliation:
HydatidResearch Unit, MAFTech, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, University of Otago Medical School, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
S. J. Best
Affiliation:
Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, MAFTech, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Private Bag, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
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Summary

An official control programme against Echinococcus granulosus and Taenia hydatigena has been in operation in New Zealand for more than 28 years and against Taenia ovis for more than 18 years. This unique effort to control three metazoan parasites at the same time has led to a change from endemic to extinction status for E. granulosus but only a change from hyperendemic to endemic status for T. hydatigena and T. ovis. This has presented problems in determining the most cost-effective future control strategies. To facilitate this, a benefit/cost analysis of 20 options for the combined control of E. granulosus, T. hydatigena and T. ovis in New Zealand was undertaken. This showed that for E. granulosus a future change from the current non-targeted to a targeted approach is strongly indicated. For T. ovis 6 options were cost-effective using a discount rate of 10%. These were (1) a targeted control package using a vaccine in the non-targeted attack phase; (2) a targeted control package using a larvicide in the attack phase; (3) the transfer of all losses due to and responsibility for the control of T. ovis to the producer who administers a larvicide to sheep to be killed for dog food; (4) the transfer of all losses due to and responsibility for the control of T. ovis to the producer who administers praziquantel every 6 weeks to dogs; (5) and (6) two options involving the discontinuation of control. Control of T. hydatigena was assumed to be an incidental outcome of the policies for the other two parasites.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 97 , Issue 1 , August 1988 , pp. 177 - 191
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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