Key result
Foot-and-mouth disease virus carriers transmit the infection to susceptible animals at an estimated rate of 0.0256 infections per carrier per month (CI 0.008-0.059).
Why the study?
What is the transmission rate of foot-and-mouth disease virus from carrier animals to susceptible animals?
Population
Animals infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) that become carriers
Authors
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Offers parameters for FMDV risk models in trade and vaccination; leaves open field validation before use.
What is the transmission rate of foot-and-mouth disease virus from carrier animals to susceptible animals?
Effect estimate: 0.0256 infections per carrier per month (95% CI 0.008-0.059)
Quantifying the FMDV transmission rate from carriers provides essential parameters for risk analyses regarding animal trade and the lifting of vaccination programs.
Tenzin et al. (2008) studied Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) infection. FMDV carriers was evaluated on Transmission rate parameter beta of FMDV infection from carriers to susceptible animals (0.0256 infections per carrier per month, 95% CI 0.008-0.059). Foot-and-mouth disease virus carriers transmit the infection to susceptible animals at an estimated rate of 0.0256 infections per carrier per month (CI 0.008-0.059).
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