The diffusion metrics of African swine fever in wild boar

Abstract To control African swine fever (ASF) efficiently, easily interpretable metrics of the outbreak dynamics are needed to plan and adapt the required measures. We found that the spread pattern of African Swine Fever cases in wild boar follows the mechanics of a diffusion process, at least in th...

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Main Authors: Hartmut H. K. Lentz, Hannes Bergmann, Franz J. Conraths, Jana Schulz, Carola Sauter-Louis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42300-0