Examining the Effect of Host Recruitment Rates on the Transmission of <i>Streptococcus suis</i> in Nursery Swine Populations

Examining the Effect of Host Recruitment Rates on the Transmission of <i>Streptococcus suis</i> in Nursery Swine Populations

<b> </b><i>Streptococcus suis</i> is a swine pathogen that is capable of causing severe outbreaks of disease in the nursery. Demographic parameters such as host recruitment rates can have profound effects on the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases and, thus, are crit...

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Main Authors: Elissa Giang, Benjamin M. Hetman, Jan M. Sargeant, Zvonimir Poljak, Amy L. Greer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
streptococcus suis
swine
batch management systems
mathematical modeling
epidemiology
recruitment rate
transmission dynamics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/3/174

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