A novel spatial and stochastic model to evaluate the within and between farm transmission of classical swine fever virus: II Validation of the model

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-32

  Martinez Lopez B ^a   Ivorra, B ^a   Ngom, D ^b,c   Ramos, A M ^a   Sanchez Vizcaino J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales de L'Hôpital de la Paix   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ GASTON BERGER   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Classical swine fever; Sensitivity analysis; Spain; Stochastic model; Validation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNAL VALIDITY; NONHUMAN; PESTIVIRUS; PESTIVIRUS INFECTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPAIN; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPAIN; SWINE;

CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855908630     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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