Manual on the Preparation of African Swine Fever Contingency Plans, Vol. 12

When a transboundary animal disease invades a country or an area that is normally free, it is important to take all measures to eliminate infection rapidly before it establishes itself and evolves into a major epidemic and/or becomes endemic. Stamping out is often the most cost-effective way of doing this. For diseases such as African swine fever, for which there is no effective vaccine, quarantine and stamping out are the on1 viable options for effective control. The purpose of this manual is to provide guidelines on when and how to employ the stamping out policy for disease eradication.Geering, W. A. is the author of 'Manual on the Preparation of African Swine Fever Contingency Plans, Vol. 12', published 2001 under ISBN 9789251045855 and ISBN 9251045852.