Simulated effect of pig-population density on epidemic size and choice of control strategy for classical swine fever epidemics in The Netherlands

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-163

  Mangen, M J J ^a,b   Nielen, M ^a   Burrell, A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal transport; Carrier piglets; Classical swine fever epidemics; Emergency vaccination; Pig population density; Preventive slaughter; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATHOGENICITY; PESTIVIRUS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTOR; SWINE DISEASE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; COMMERCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037132444     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(02)00155-1     Document Type: Article

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