Using African swine fever as the pathogen of interest in the model, the team reconstructed a vehicle movement network to evaluate possible dissemination between farms.
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Between-farm movements accounted for 71% of disease transmissions in the model, with local spread and vehicular transmission both contributing about 14% each.
Researchers from North Carolina State University used a computer model to understand how African swine fever (ASF) might spread among swine farms in the southeastern U.S. They found that although control actions would help, an outbreak could still prove persistent and costly.