Formal decision-analytic methods can be used to frame disease control problems, the first
step of which is to define a clear and specific objective. We demonstrate the imperative of …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly infectious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals.
FMD outbreaks have the potential to cause significant economic consequences, and …

The human mind is capable of formulating complicated concepts but lacks the ability to
process the data in a timely and accurate fashion numerically. Decision-support systems …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most endemic diseases in livestock worldwide.
The disease occurrence generally results in a huge economic impact. The virus may …

Introduction An incursion of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) into the United States remains a
concern of high importance and would have devastating socioeconomic impacts to the …

Compartmental models have often been used to test the effectiveness and efficiency of
alternative control strategies to mitigate the spread of infectious animal diseases. A …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has not been reported in the US since 1929. Recent
outbreaks in previously FMD-free countries raise concerns about potential FMD …

Comparable to the rise in volume of services and spending observed in human health care,
expenditures in veterinary-related services have increased in both the companion animal …

In the event of a Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in the United States, an infected
livestock premises is likely to result in a high number of carcasses (swine and/or cattle) as a …

The study was carried out to estimate classical swine fever (CSF) outbreak-related
outcomes, such as epidemic duration and number of infected, vaccinated, and depopulated …