Modelling disease spread in a novel host: Rabies in the European badger Meles meles

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 865-874

  Smith, G C ^a   Wilkinson, D ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact rates; Simulation model; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; MODELING; MUSTELID; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RABIES;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0036901044     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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