Foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most important transboundary animal diseases
affecting livestock and wildlife species worldwide. Sustained viral circulation, as evidenced …

Agent-based modelling allows researchers to build artificial pastoral systems that are
spatially explicit and allow for the examination of complex interactions between households …

Capturing heterogeneity in contact patterns in animal populations is essential for
understanding the spread of infectious diseases. In contrast to other regions of the world in …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious transboundary disease that affects
domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animal species. The aim of this review was to identify and …

Background Human and animal health are deeply intertwined in livestock dependent areas.
Livestock health contributes to food security and can influence human health through the …

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a highly contagious, economically important
disease of livestock and wildlife species. Active monitoring and understanding the …

Diseases affecting livestock can have significant impacts on the animal, humans and the
economy. Participatory epidemiology and spatial analysis were conducted to assess …

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) burden disproportionally affects Africa where it is considered
endemic. Smallholder livestock keepers experience significant losses due to disease, but …

The objective of this study was to create a stochastic, agent-based simulation model of a
synthetic population of beef cattle, and then use it to compare the technical performance of …

Understanding the dynamics of foot‐and‐mouth disease virus (FMDV), an endemic and
economically constraining disease, is critical in designing control programmes in Africa. This …