title: Economic Assessment of Zoonotic Diseases: An Illustrative Study of Rift Valley Fever in the United States.
abstract: This study evaluates the economic consequences of a Rift Valley Fever outbreak, a virus that spreads from livestock to humans, often through mosquitoes. Developing a 'one health' economic framework, economic impacts on agricultural producers and consumers, government costs of response, costs and disruptions to non-agricultural activities in the epidemiologically impacted region, and human health costs (morbidity and mortality) are estimated. We find the agricultural firms bear most of the negative economic impacts, followed by regional non-agricultural firms, human health and government. Further, consumers of agricultural products benefit from small outbreaks due to bans on agricultural exports.
authors: Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors: D L
authors: DL
authors: Pendell
authors: Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Lusk
authors: School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA.
authors: T L
authors: TL
authors: Marsh
authors: Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Starksville, MS, USA.
authors: K H
authors: KH
authors: Coble
authors: Signature Science, LLC, Austin, TX, USA.
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Szmania
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009033:Culicidae / Q000821:virology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000821:virology; D058751:Livestock / Q000821:virology; D012295:Rift Valley Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
keywords: Rift Valley Fever; economic assessment; human health; zoonotic diseases