
The impact of stray cattle on foot-and-mouth disease control in India: a modeling study
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) causes $3 billion USD in annual economic losses in India alone. Out of 200 million cattle in India, over 5 million are stray, and stray cattle may be more susceptible to FMD infection than managed cattle. To our knowledge, modelling studies of FMD in India have not incorporated stray animals. Incorporating stray cattle into the modelling framework led to slight improvements in model fit measured as RMSE comparing model-derived DIVA positivity and observed DIVA positivity. Even if stray cattle are a lot more susceptible to FMD compared to managed cattle, the difference in prevalence is modest. While stray cattle are not a sizable barrier to FMD control at their current population estimates, more information on contact and movement patterns of stray cattle would allow us to better understand FMD spread.
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Work Title | The impact of stray cattle on foot-and-mouth disease control in India: a modeling study |
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Publication Date | June 19, 2024 |
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Deposited | July 15, 2024 |
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