Foot and mouth disease model verification and 'relative validation' through a formal model comparison

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 527-540

  Sansoni, R L ^a   Harvey, N ^b   Garner, M G ^c   Stevenson, M A ^d   Davies, T M ^d   Hazelton, M L ^d   O'Connor, J ^e   Dube C ^f   Forde Folle, K N ^g   Owen, K ^h  

^a ASUREQUALITY LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Fisheries and Forestry   (Australia)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e Embassy of Ireland   (Italy)

^f CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

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

^h Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052783831     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.30.2.2051     Document Type: Article

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