Review of epidemiological risk models for foot-and-mouth disease: Implications for prevention strategies with a focus on Africa.

ABSTRACT: Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious transboundary disease that affects domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animal species. The aim of this review was to identify and critically assess some modelling techniques for FMD that are well supported by scientific evidence from the literature with a focus on their use in African countries where the disease remains enzootic. In particular, this study attempted to provide a synopsis of the relative strengths and weaknesses of these models and their relevance to FMD prevention policies. A literature search was conducted to identify quantitative and qualitative risk assessments for FMD, including studies that describe FMD risk factor modelling and spatiotemporal analysis. A description of retrieved papers and a critical assessment of the mo

SUBMITTER: Souley Kouato B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292601 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature