Vesicular stomatitis viruses (VSVs) cause a condition known as vesicular stomatitis (VS),
which results in painful lesions in equines, cattle, swine, and camelids, and when …

Management and policy decisions are continually made to mitigate disease introductions in
animal populations despite often limited surveillance data or knowledge of disease …

Rationale/background Though much smaller than the bovine industry, the porcine sector in
Argentina involves a large number of farms and represents a significant economic sector. In …

Livestock movements are a common pathway for the spread infectious diseases in a
population. An understanding of livestock movement patterns is needed to understand …

Foot and mouth disease was the first disease for which, in 1996, the World Organisation for
Animal Health (WOAH; founded as OIE) established an official list of disease-free territories …

The structure of contact networks affects the likelihood of disease spread at the population
scale and the risk of infection at any given node. Though this has been well characterized for …

Network analysis is a powerful tool to describe, estimate, and predict the role of pig trade in
the spread of pathogens and generate essential patterns that can be used to understand …

Livestock movements between agricultural premises is an important pathway for the spread
of infectious disease. Data providing details about the origin and destination of shipments …

Glanders is a highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by Burkholderia mallei. The
transmission of B. mallei occurs mainly by direct contact, and horses are the natural …

Modern beef cattle production in the US is a highly specialized system that spans from cow–
calf ranches, to stockers, to feedlots, to packers. The cattle production system is particularly …