Population dynamics of bovine herpesvirus 1 ...
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| Title | Population dynamics of bovine herpesvirus 1 infection in a dairy herd |
| Author(s) | J. Hage, Y. Schukken, H. Barkema, G. Benedictus, F. Rijsewijk, G. Wentink |
| Journal | Veterinary microbiology |
| Date | 1996 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Start page | 169 |
| End page | 180 |
| Abstract | An induced outbreak of a bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) infection in a dairy herd is described. The outbreak was induced by injecting three BHV1 seropositive cows with dexamethasone. Within 7 weeks all seronegative cows had seroconverted. Also some seropositive animals showed a significant increase in serum antibody titre. Using these data, parameters of population dynamics such as R0, the basic reproduction ratio, could be estimated. The basic reproduction ratio is a threshold value describing infection dynamics in a population. This parameter is defined as the average number of secondary cases generated by one primary case in a wholly susceptible population of defined density. In this population R0 was estimated to be at least 7. The importance of these findings, and implications for eradication of BHV1 are discussed. |
| ISSN | 0378-1135 |
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