Factors associated with within-herd transmission in cattle of serotype A foot and mouth disease virus in Argentina, 2001

BÁRBARA BRITO; ANDRÉS PEREZ; GUIDO KÖNIG; LUIS RODRIGUEZ

Viena

Congreso; 2010 Open Session of the EuFMD Standing Technical Committee; The Global Control of FMD Tools, Ideas and Ideals; 2010

EuFMD

Epidemiological models help to quantify the biological processes associated with transmission and spread of infectious diseases. Ultimately, epidemiological models contribute to the prediction of the magnitude and extension of future epidemics, so that appropriate control and prevention measures may be put in place. One of the parameters most commonly used to quantify infectious disease spread is the coefficient of transmission β, which is defined as the average number of individuals that are newly infected from an infectious individual per unit time. Here, the value of β was estimated for the 2,519 serotype A foot-and-mouth (FMD) virus outbreaks reported in Argentina in 2001. The strength of the association between β and potential risk factors for the disease was also computed.