Simulation of the K-function in the analysis of spatial clustering for non-randomly distributed locations-Exemplified by bovine virus diarrhoea virus (BVDV) infection in Denmark

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-71

  Ersboll A K ^a   Ersboll B K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

BVDV; K function; Non randomness of herd locations; Simulated null hypothesis K function

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE DIARRHEA VIRUS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENMARK; EPIDEMIC; HETEROZYGOTE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BOVINE VIRUS DIARRHEA-MUCOSAL DISEASE; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENMARK; DIARRHEA VIRUSES, BOVINE VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS;

BOVINAE; BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS 1;

EID: 67650986108     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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