A modelling approach to support dynamic decision-making in the control of FMD epidemics

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 95, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 167-174

  Ge, Lan ^a   Mourits, Monique C M ^a   Kristensen, Anders R ^b   Huirne, Ruud B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epidemic control; Epidemic economic modelling; Multi level hierarchic Markov process (MLHMP); Overreacting; Underreacting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77954863396     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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