Modeling the Transmission of Foot and Mouth Disease to Inform Transportation of Infected Carcasses to a Disposal Site During an Outbreak Event

In the event of a Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the United States, an infected livestock premises is likely to result in a high number of carcasses (swine and/or cattle) as a result of depopulation. If relocating infected carcasses to an off-site disposal site is allowed, the virus may ha...

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Main Authors: Emily Walz, Jamie Middleton, Fernando Sampedro, Kimberly VanderWaal, Sasidhar Malladi, Timothy Goldsmith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00501/full