Risk maps for the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry.

Devastating epidemics of highly contagious animal diseases such as avian influenza, classical swine fever, and foot-and-mouth disease underline the need for improved understanding of the factors promoting the spread of these pathogens. Here the authors present a spatial analysis of the between-farm...

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Main Authors: Gert Jan Boender, Thomas J Hagenaars, Annemarie Bouma, Gonnie Nodelijk, Armin R W Elbers, Mart C M de Jong, Michiel van Boven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1853123?pdf=render