Sheep movement networks and the transmission of infectious diseases.

Various approaches have been used to investigate how properties of farm contact networks impact on the transmission of infectious diseases. The potential for transmission of an infection through a contact network can be evaluated in terms of the basic reproduction number, R(0). The magnitude of R(0)...

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Main Authors: Victoriya V Volkova, Richard Howey, Nicholas J Savill, Mark E J Woolhouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2887355?pdf=render