Models (mathematical and economic) can be used to identify the characteristics (e.g. location relative to centres of population, intensity of livestock numbers, type of management etc) of livestock systems in developing countries which are likely to lead to the emergence of 'zoonoses hotspots'. Department for International Development has commissioned a report into current usage of models and particularly network and agent-based methods in studying zoonotic disease outbreaks, with emphasis on developing countries. Report is available on request (see the contact page for details how to contact us).

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Characterising livestock system ‘zoonoses hotspots’ is a group in Biological Sciences, Economics, Mathematics on Mendeley.