Simulated airborne spread of Aujeszky's disease and foot-and-mouth disease

The atmospheric dispersion of virus was simulated using a computer model which had been developed for predicting the dispersion of toxic gases from chemical engineering plants. The results were compared with data from four outbreaks in which virus was believed to have been transported by air: two ou...

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Published in:Veterinary record 1997-06, Vol.140 (26), p.672-676
Main Authors: Casal, J., Moreso, J. M., Planas-Cuchí, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air Microbiology
Animals
Aphthovirus - physiology
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - transmission
Cattle Diseases - virology
Computer Simulation
Disease Outbreaks - veterinary
Foot-and-Mouth Disease - epidemiology
Foot-and-Mouth Disease - transmission
Forecasting
Herpesvirus 1, Suid - physiology
Models, Biological
Pseudorabies - epidemiology
Pseudorabies - transmission
Risk Factors
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Wind
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Summary:The atmospheric dispersion of virus was simulated using a computer model which had been developed for predicting the dispersion of toxic gases from chemical engineering plants. The results were compared with data from four outbreaks in which virus was believed to have been transported by air: two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom in 1967 and outbreaks of Aujeszky's disease in Yorkshire in 1981 to 1982 and Indiana in 1988. There was relatively good agreement with most of these data. The paper shows that the model could be useful in an emergency because the risk of virus spread could be predicted in real time.
ISSN:0042-4900
2042-7670
DOI:10.1136/vr.140.26.672