A semi-stochastic model of the transmission of Escherichia coli O157 in a typical UK dairy herd: Dynamics, sensitivity analysis and intervention/prevention strategies

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 241, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 806-822

  Turner, Joanne ^a   Bowers, Roger G ^a   Begon, Michael ^a   Robinson, Susan E ^a   French, Nigel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy herd; Escherichia coli O157; Foodborne pathogen; Sensitivity analysis; Stochastic model

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIRTH; CATTLE; DEATH; EMPIRICISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HERD; LACTATION; MATURATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33746673281     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.01.020     Document Type: Article

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