Table 2. Average impact of simulated FMD epizootics according to the risk perception of decision makers and to the geographic level at which the control strategy is chosen and applied.

Impact	Decision-makers risk perception	Geographic decision level		National/Regional
		National mean (sd1)	Regional mean (sd)	Ratio for mean (sd)
Public costs5	Risk neutral	16.7 (33.7)2	16.0 (33.5)	0.95 (1.00)
	Risk averse	16.7 (33.7)2	16.3 (33.4)	0.97 (0.99)
Export losses5	Risk neutral	275.7 (502.9)3	250.0 (457.2)	0.91 (0.91)
	Risk averse	308.3 (456.2)4	277.4 (430.8)	0.90 (0.94)
Slaughtered herds	Risk neutral	45.2 (107.0)2	45.0 (106.8)	1.00 (1.00)
	Risk averse	45.2 (107.0)2	45.3 (106.6)	1.00 (1.00)

¹Standard deviation.

²Optimal strategy: protective vaccination.

³Optimal strategy: suppressive vaccination.

⁴Optimal strategy: selective protective vaccination.

⁵Million €.

Note: National level: a single decision is taken and applied to the whole country. Regional level: specific decisions are taken and applied in each region.