Identifying the patterns and sizes of the first lumpy skin disease outbreak clusters in Northern Thailand with a high degree of dairy farm aggregation using spatio-temporal models

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 18; no. 11; p. e0291692
• Main Authors: Modethed, Wittawat, Singhla, Tawatchai, Boonsri, Kittikorn, Pringproa, Kidsadagon, Sthitmatee, Nattawooti, Vinitchaikul, Paramintra, Sansamur, Chalutwan, Kreausukon, Khwanchai, Punyapornwithaya, Veerasak
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 15.11.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agriculture; Analysis; Bangladesh; Care and treatment; Cattle; Clusters; Control programs; Dairy cattle; Dairy farming; Dairy farms; Diagnosis; Disease control; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Epidemiology; Farmers; Health aspects; Insects; Investigations; Livestock; Livestock farming; Lumpy skin disease; Lymphatic system; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Milk production; Outbreaks; Permutations; Pest outbreaks; Resource allocation; Skin; Skin diseases; Thailand; Vaccination; Thailand; Bangladesh; Chiang Mai Thailand

Lumpy skin disease (LSD) is one of the most important notifiable transboundary diseases affecting cattle in many parts of the world. In Thailand, LSD outbreaks in cattle farming areas have been reported in 69 out of 77 provinces, indicating a serious nationwide situation. Understanding the dynamics...