Mathematical modeling of ovine footrot in the UK: the effect of Dichelobacter nodosus and Fusobacterium necrophorum on the disease dynamics

Dichelobacter nodosus is a virulent, invasive, anaerobic bacterium that is believed to be the causative agent of ovine footrot, an infectious bacterial disease of sheep that causes lameness. Another anaerobe, Fusobacterium necrophorum, has been intimately linked with the disease occurrence and sever...

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Main Authors: Jolene Atia, Emma Monaghan, Jasmeet Kaler, Kevin Purdy, Laura Green, Matt Keeling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Epidemics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755436517300762