Understanding Spatio-Temporal Variability in the Reproduction Ratio of the Bluetongue (BTV-1) Epidemic in Southern Spain (Andalusia) in 2007 Using Epidemic Trees
Napp Avelli, Sebastián (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal)
Allepuz Palau, Alberto (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries. Centre de Recerca en Sanitat Animal)
Purse, B. V.
Casal i Fàbrega, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Sanitat i d'Anatomia Animals)
García Bocanegra, Ignacio
Burgin, L. E.
Searle, K. R.

Date:	2016
Abstract:	Andalusia (Southern Spain) is considered one of the main routes of introduction of bluetongue virus (BTV) into Europe, evidenced by a devastating epidemic caused by BTV-1 in 2007. Understanding the pattern and the drivers of BTV-1 spread in Andalusia is critical for effective detection and control of future epidemics. A long-standing metric for quantifying the behaviour of infectious diseases is the case-reproduction ratio (Rt), defined as the average number of secondary cases arising from a single infected case at time t (for t.
Grants:	European Commission 261504
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Farms ; Bluetongue virus ; Infectious disease epidemiology ; Culicoides ; Infectious disease control ; Europe ; Sheep ; Livestock
Published in:	PloS one, Vol. 11, Num. 3 (March 2016) , p. 1-19, ISSN 1932-6203

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151151
PMID: 26963397

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