Stochastic spatio-temporal modelling of African swine fever spread in the European Union during the high risk period

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 262-275

  Nigsch, Annette ^a   Costard, Solenne ^a   Jones, Bryony A ^a   Pfeiffer, Dirk U ^a   Wieland, Barbara ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African swine fever; European Union; Live pig transport; Spread model

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; VIROLOGY;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

EID: 84873898861     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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