A comparison of predictions made by three simulation models of foot -and-mouth disease

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 280-288

  Dube C ^a   Stevenson, M A ^b   Garner, M G ^c   Sanson, R L ^d   Corso, B A ^e   Harvey, N ^f   Griffin, J ^g   Wilesmith, J W ^h   Estrada, C ⁱ  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer   (Australia)

^d ASUREQUALITY LIMITED   (New Zealand)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

^h Animal Health and Welfare Directorate General   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal disease modelling; Foot and mouth disease; Simulation; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38549125102     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2007.36782     Document Type: Article

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