Bayesian analysis for inference of an emerging epidemic: citrus canker in urban landscapes.

Outbreaks of infectious diseases require a rapid response from policy makers. The choice of an adequate level of response relies upon available knowledge of the spatial and temporal parameters governing pathogen spread, affecting, amongst others, the predicted severity of the epidemic. Yet, when a n...

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Main Authors: Franco M Neri, Alex R Cook, Gavin J Gibson, Tim R Gottwald, Christopher A Gilligan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3998883?pdf=render