Article
A Novel Statistical Model to Estimate Host Genetic Effects Affecting Disease Transmission.
Genetics - 1 Nov 2015
Anacleto Osvaldo, Garcia-Cortés Luis Alberto, Lipschutz-Powell Debby, Woolliams John A, Doeschl-Wilson Andrea B
Abstract excerpt
There is increasing recognition that genetic diversity can affect the spread of diseases, potentially affecting plant and livestock disease control as well as the emergence of human disease outbreaks. Nevertheless, even though computational tools can guide the control of infectious diseases, few epidemiological models can simultaneously accommodate the inherent individual heterogeneity in multiple infectious...
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