Modelling farm-to-farm disease transmission through personnel movements: from visits to contacts, and back
Abstract Infectious diseases in livestock can be transmitted through fomites: objects able to convey infectious agents. Between-farm spread of infections through fomites is mostly due to indirect contacts generated by on-farm visits of personnel that can carry pathogens on their clothes, equipment,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02567-6 |