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Vector control

For vector-borne diseases, control measures may be more easily directed at the vector than at the actual disease agent. For example, effective control of tick fever in cattle in many parts of Australia is achieved mainly by controlling its cattle-tick vector. Similarly, effective long-term control of liver fluke in sheep and cattle can be achieved by either eliminating the snail vector or restricting access of stock to the snail’s habitat area. Vector control also should include consideration of mechanical vectors such as syringes/needles, which can be important vectors for some diseases such as enzootic bovine leucosis or caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus.