Sheep scab transmission: a spatially explicit dynamic metapopulation model
Abstract Psoroptic mange (sheep scab), caused by the parasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis, is an important disease of sheep worldwide. It causes chronic animal welfare issues and economic losses. Eradication of scab has proved impossible in many sheep-rearing areas and recent reports of resistance to macr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Veterinary Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-021-00924-y |