Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Book chapters |
| Title (Primary) | Understanding epidemics in heterogeneous habitats: Models and data of classical swine fever in wild boars |
| Title (Secondary) | Proceedings of the annual SVEPM meeting, Exeter, UK, March 29-31, 2006 |
| Author | Fernández, N.; Kramer-Schadt, S.; Thulke, H.-H.
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| Publisher | Mellor, D.J.; Russell, A.M. |
| Year | 2006 |
| Department | OESA |
| Page From | 240 |
| Page To | 252 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | The dynamics of wildlife diseases are determined by processes at the level of host individuals and by the spatial structure of the host's habitat. An individual-based spatially explicit model of wild boar and Classical Swine Fever was applied to investigate the interaction of both. Disease persistence within a regional wild boar population was analysed with respect to availability and fragmentation of breeding habitat in that area. Beyond the decisive influence of host reaction patterns to the virus (i.e. virulence) it was found that regions with coherent wild boar habitat more likely to be related to persisting CSF outbreaks. If the same amount of wild boar habitat is scattered through the area, persistence will become less likely and, with low effective transmission rates, the mean duration of outbreaks decreases. However, if transmission of CSF in wild boar is more efficient, highly structured wild boar habitat might facilitate longer epidemics due to a stepwise passage of the infection. Recognising the importance of habitat structure and heterogeneous landscapes for the persistence of CSF in wild boar, it is intended to explore field data on CSF outbreaks in wild boar in order to understand the varying persistence patterns found in European databases. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=24999 |
| Fernández, N., Kramer-Schadt, S., Thulke, H.-H. (2006): Understanding epidemics in heterogeneous habitats: Models and data of classical swine fever in wild boars In: Mellor, D.J., Russell, A.M. (eds.) Proceedings of the annual SVEPM meeting, Exeter, UK, March 29-31, 2006 Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, p. 240 - 252 |
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