Analysis of Swine Movement in Four Canadian Regions: Network Structure and Implications for Disease Spread

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2016, Pages e14-e26

  Thakur, K K ^a   Revie, C W ^a   Hurnik, D ^a   Poljak, Z ^b   Sanchez, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Movement; Network analysis; Swine; Two mode network

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PIG; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SWINE DISEASES; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84953835153     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12225     Document Type: Article

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