Quantification of contacts between Dutch farms to assess the potential risk of foot-and-mouth disease spread

• Published in: Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 143 - 158
• Main Authors: Nielen, M., Jalvingh, A.W., Horst, H.S., Dijkhuizen, A.A., Maurice, H., Schut, B.H., van Wuijckhuise, L.A., de Jong, M.F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.09.1996
• Subjects: Agrarische Bedrijfseconomie; BOVIN; CATTLE; CERDO; CONTROL DE ENFERMEDADES; CONTROLE DE MALADIES; DANGER POUR LA SANTE; DECISION MAKING; Decision support system; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; Farm contacts; FIEBRE AFTOSA; FIEVRE APHTEUSE; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; GANADO BOVINO; HEALTH HAZARDS; Infectious disease spread; MODELE DE SIMULATION; MODELOS DE SIMULACION; NETHERLANDS; PAISES BAJOS; PAYS BAS; PELIGRO PARA LA SALUD; PORCIN; PRISE DE DECISION; Risk; SIMULATION MODELS; SWINE; TOMA DE DECISIONES; TRANSMISION DE ENFERMEDADES; TRANSMISSION DES MALADIES; WIAS; Risk; Foot-and-mouth disease; Decision support system; Farm contacts; Infectious disease spread

Dutch data on the contacts between farms were collected in order to adapt a simulation model of a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the Netherlands. The data were collected in a geographically-defined area of approximately 33 km 2 in the eastern part of the Netherlands. In total 205 farmers were as...