Key result
Six risk factors including livestock density are linked to farm-level Foot and Mouth Disease transmission.
Population
Farms/infected premises (IPs) during the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic in Great Britain
Design
Other
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May prioritize surveillance at high-risk farms; leaves open whether targeting these factors curbs outbreaks.
Observational
p-value: p=<0.05
Farms are heterogeneous in their propensity to transmit Foot and Mouth Disease, and it may be possible to identify high-risk holdings a priori based on geographic and demographic factors.
Bessell et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Foot and Mouth Disease. Epidemiological, demographic, spatial and temporal risk factors was evaluated on Number of daughter infected premises (IPs) resulting from each IP within 3km (p=<0.05). Farm-level transmission of Foot and Mouth Disease was significantly associated with 6 risk factors (p<0.05), including geographic area, local livestock densities, and the number of non-IP culls.
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