Social network analysis for the assessment of pig, cattle and buffalo movement in Xayabouli, Lao PDR.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study is to understand the role that the movement patterns of pigs, cattle and buffalo play in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). A cross-sectional survey consisting of a questionnaire was used in a hotspot area for FMD: Xayabouli Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic. A total of 189 respondents were interviewed. We found that the key players in this network were people who were involved with more than one species of animal or occupation (multipurpose occupational node), which represents the highest number of activities of animals moved off the holding (shown with the highest out-degree centrality) and a high likelihood of being an intermediary between others (shown with the highest betweenness centrality). Moreover, the results show that the animals moved to

SUBMITTER: Poolkhet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6330034 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature