A flexible spatial framework for modeling spread of pathogens in animals with biosurveillance and disease control applications

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 638-661

  LaBute, Montiago X ^a   McMahon, Benjamin H ^a   Brown, Mac ^a   Manore, Carrie ^b   Fair, Jeanne M ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosurveillance; Epidemic simulation; Foot And mouth disease; Geography; H5N1 avian influenza; Spatial epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948169896     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22209964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijgi3020638     Document Type: Article

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