Title |
Emergency rabies control in a community of two high-density hosts
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-8-79 |
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Authors |
Alexander Singer, Graham C Smith |
Abstract |
Rabies is a fatal viral disease that potentially can affect all mammals. Terrestrial rabies is not present in the United Kingdom and has been eliminated from Western Europe. Nevertheless the possibility remains that rabies could be introduced to England, where it would find two potentially suitable hosts, red foxes and badgers. With the aim to analyse the spread and emergency control of rabies in this two species host community, a simulation model was constructed. Different control strategies involving anti-rabies vaccination and population culling were developed, considering control application rates, spatial extent and timing. These strategies were evaluated for efficacy and feasibility to control rabies in hypothetical rural areas in the South of England immediately after a disease outbreak. |
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Social Sciences | 2 | 4% |
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