Disease transmission on fragmented contact networks: Livestock-associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Danish pig-industry

Epidemics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Ciccolini, M ^a   Dahl, J ^b   Chase Topping, M E ^a   Woolhouse, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Danish Agriculture and Food Council   (Denmark)

Author keywords

LA MRSA; Livestock movement network; Mathematical model; MRSA ST398

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LIVESTOCK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; COMMERCE; DENMARK; INDUSTRY; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84872255756     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: 18780067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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