The spatial propagation of many livestock infectious diseases critically depends on the animal movements among premises; so the knowledge of movement data may help us to detect, manage and control an outbreak.
Optimizing surveillance for livestock disease spreading through animal movements
P. Bajardi, A. Barrat, L. Savini, V. Colizza
Journal of Royal Society Interface 9, 2814-2825 (2012)
rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/06/21/rsif.2012.0289
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