The North American Animal Disease Spread Model: A simulation model to assist decision making in evaluating animal disease incursions

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 176-197

  Harvey, Neil ^a   Reeves, Aaron ^b   Schoenbaum, Mark A ^c   Zagmutt Vergara, Francisco J ^b   Dubé, Caroline ^d   Hill, Ashley E ^b   Corso, Barbara A ^e   McNab, W Bruce ^f   Cartwright, Claudia I ^c   Salman, Mo D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^e CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal disease model; Computer simulation; Foot and mouth disease (FMD); Herd level; Spatial; State transition model; Stochastic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; TIME; VACCINATION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NORTH AMERICA; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 35548950274     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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