A mathematical model of the dynamics of scrapie in a sheep flock.

doi:10.1016/s0025-5564(98)10036-6

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A mathematical model of the dynamics of scrapie in a sheep flock.

Mathematical biosciences - 1 Nov 1998

Stringer S M, Hunter N, Woolhouse M E

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A mathematical model is developed for the dynamics of an outbreak of scrapie in a single sheep flock with the aim of assisting the interpretation of field data. The model incorporates age structure of the sheep population, both horizontal and vertical transmission, genetic predisposition to infec...

Topics

Age Factors
Alleles
Animals
Birth Rate
Computer Simulation
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Susceptibility
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Female
Incidence
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Male
Models, Biological
Mortality
Prevalence
Scrapie
Sensitivity and Specificity
Sheep

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