Influence of contact heterogeneity on TB reproduction ratio R0 in a free-living brushtail possum Trichosurus vulpecula population

Veterinary Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Porphyre, T ^a   Stevenson, M ^a   Jackson, R ^a   McKenzie, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction ratio; Mycobacterium bovis; Small world; Social network analysis; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; TUBERCULOSIS; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOGENICITY; POPULATION; WILD ANIMAL;

BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PHALANGERIDAE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 41449105364     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2008007     Document Type: Article

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