作者: Fabrizio Natale , Armando Giovannini , Lara Savini , Diana Palma , Luigi Possenti
DOI: 10.1016/J.PREVETMED.2009.08.026
关键词: Cattle Diseases 、 Biotechnology 、 Relation (database) 、 Livestock 、 Regional science 、 Geography 、 Centrality 、 Network structure 、 Disease 、 Social network analysis (criminology) 、 Network analysis
摘要: Livestock movement data represent a valuable source of information to understand the pattern of contacts between premises which may determine the spread of diseases. Social network analysis techniques have been used to analyse the movement patterns of cattle in Italy in 2007. A description of the structure of the Italian cattle industry is presented and the main trade flows and the relations between premises in relation to the potential spread of cattle diseases are investigated. Epidemic simulations have been carried out on the network …