There have been some suicides by people whose animals have been destroyed, and they've been devastated, depressed. The fund grew out of banking community concerns over the possible loss of collateral. I think the first impression is a lot of people are saying, boy, I'm glad I'm not in the livestock business. Re-population of livestock takes a minimum of six months, Bottem said. After diseased animals are removed and the area is cleaned, only small numbers of animals initially are allowed back to test for eradication of the virus.
Fewer animals means fewer mouths to feed.
It takes such a minute incident to create this devastation, and the areas that aren't affected have lost their ability to export. It's the most vicious virus I know of in animals. It travels many miles by air and remains in contaminated fodder and the environment for up to one month, depending on temperatures and pH conditions. If visiting one of the above, avoid all similar places in the U.S., and avoid wild animal areas for five, to seven days. Launder, or dry clean all clothing and outerwear before returning, and clean shoes with a cloth dampened with a bleach solution of five teaspoons of bleach, to one gallon of water.