A generic spreadsheet model of a disease epidemic with application to the first 100 days of the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 167-174

  Ap Dewi, I ^a   Molina Flores, B ^a   Edwards Jones, G ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; Epidemic; Foot and mouth; Modelling; Spreadsheet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INCUBATION TIME; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN;

EID: 1142311542     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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