Assessing vaccination as a control strategy in an ongoing epidemic: Bovine tuberculosis in African buffalo

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 196, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 494-504

  Cross, Paul C ^a   Getz, Wayne M ^b,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Disease modeling; Mycobacterium bovis; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACCINES;

AFRICAN BUFFALO; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (BTB); DISEASE MODELING; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; VACCINATION PROGRAM;

DISEASE CONTROL;

AGE STRUCTURE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIC; HALF LIFE; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS TAURUS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 33745189410     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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