date:Nov 05, 2012
if not eliminating O157 from processed beef.
Moreover, the cost to vaccinate all 12.5 million cattle in Canada would be approximately $50 million, yet the current yearly cost for health care related expenses due to human O157 illness is over $200 million not counting deaths. This does not include the large commercial expenses associated with beef recalls, food inspections and the negative international press associated with O157 recalls and outbreaks.
This vaccine is the first in the world a