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Outbreaks of Rift Valley fever occur irregularly in East Africa, several years apart. When outbreaks do occur, they kill thousands of cattle. A livestock vaccine against the disease exists but is rarely used. It is too expensive for farmers to use routinely, and since it is not effective until a month after vaccination, administering it after an outbreak begins helps very little. Nevertheless, experts predict that use of the vaccine will increase significantly within the next few years.

Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest justification for the experts' prediction?

ARift Valley fever is spread by mosquitoes, but each outbreak is so widespread that it is impractical to control it by using insecticides.
BWhen an outbreak of Rift Valley fever occurs, unaffected countries often refuse to import livestock from the countries affected by the outbreak.
CIt would take less than a month for producers of the vaccine to adjust their production operations to cope with a large increase in demand.
DMany cattle farmers in East Africa are nomadic or live in remote villages, and such farmers, who have little access to modern veterinary medicine, are particularly hard hit by outbreaks of Rift Valley fever.
ERecently published research has shown that certain identifiable climatic conditions are almost invariably followed, within two to five months, by an outbreak of Rift Valley fever.

正确答案: E

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Reasoning: and since it is not effective until a month after vaccination, administering it after an outbreak begins helps very little.

Conclusion: Nevertheless, experts predict that use of the vaccine will increase significantly within the next few years.

it means that vaccines must be used at least one month before the outbreak. the supporting answer must be able to tell, the experts now must be able to (but couldn't in the past) predict the outbreak and use the vaccine at least one month before it happens.