Spatio-temporal modelling of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in cattle in Sweden: exploring options for control

Abstract A spatial data-driven stochastic model was developed to explore the spread of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) by livestock movements and local transmission among neighbouring holdings in the complete Swedish cattle population. Livestock data were incorporated to model the ti...

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Main Authors: Stefan Widgren, Stefan Engblom, Ulf Emanuelson, Ann Lindberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-018-0574-2