The Potential Role of Direct and Indirect Contacts on Infection Spread in Dairy Farm Networks.

Animals' exchanges are considered the most effective route of between-farm infectious disease transmission. However, despite being often overlooked, the infection spread due to contaminated equipment, vehicles, or personnel proved to be important for several livestock epidemics. This study inve...

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Main Authors: Gianluigi Rossi, Giulio A De Leo, Stefano Pongolini, Silvano Natalini, Luca Zarenghi, Matteo Ricchi, Luca Bolzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5268397?pdf=render