Network analysis of cattle and pig movements in Sweden: Measures relevant for disease control and risk based surveillance

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 78-90

  Nöremark, Maria ^a,b   Håkansson, Nina ^c,d   Lewerin, Susanna Sternberg ^a   Lindberg, Ann ^a   Jonsson, Annie ^d  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cattle transport; Control strategies; Decision support systems; Epidemics; Eradication programs; Modelling; Network analysis; Seasonal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TRANSPORTATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; SUIDAE;

EID: 79953271718     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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