The Importance of Livestock Demography and Infrastructure in Driving Foot and Mouth Disease Dynamics.

ABSTRACT: Transboundary animal diseases, such as foot and mouth disease (FMD) pose a significant and ongoing threat to global food security. Such diseases can produce large, spatially complex outbreaks. Mathematical models are often used to understand the spatio-temporal dynamics and create response plans for possible disease introductions. Model assumptions regarding transmission behavior of premises and movement patterns of livestock directly impact our understanding of the ecological drivers of outbreaks and how to best control them. Here, we investigate the impact that these assumptions have on model predictions of FMD outbreaks in the U.S. using models of livestock shipment networks and disease spread. We explore the impact of changing assumptions about premises transmission behavior, both by i

SUBMITTER: Gilbertson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9605081 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature