Why the study?
Do supplemental control strategies (slaughter/vaccination) reduce the size and duration of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic compared to baseline eradication strategy in livestock herds?
Population
2,238 herds and 5 sale yards in Fresno, Kings, and Tulare counties of California
Comparison
Supplemental control strategies including… vs Baseline eradication strategy mandated by USDA
Authors
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Preemptive slaughter of highest-risk herds and targeted vaccination consistently decreased the size and duration of a simulated foot-and-mouth disease epidemic compared to baseline strategies.
Do supplemental control strategies (slaughter/vaccination) reduce the size and duration of a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic compared to baseline eradication strategy in livestock herds?
Preemptive slaughter of highest-risk herds and targeted vaccination consistently decreased the size and duration of a simulated foot-and-mouth disease epidemic compared to baseline strategies.
Bates et al. (2003) studied this question.
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