The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the weakness of the vaccine supply chain, and the
lack of thermostable formulations is one of its major limitations. This study presents evidence …

The total number of infections (epidemic size) and the time needed for the infection to go
extinct (epidemic duration) represent two of the main indicators for the severity of infectious …

Traditionally, cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) focus on the direct costs of animal disease,
including animal mortality, morbidity, and associated response costs. However, such …

PPR remains a major challenge to smallholder farmers in Mali. To understand the drivers of
low adoption of vaccination by farmers, we analyzed the socio-economic factors influencing …

The level of neutralizing antibodies in vaccinated animals is directly related to their level of
protection against a virus challenge. The virus neutralization test (VNT) is a “gold standard” …

Recent developments in control of highly infectious diseases attempt to improve emergency
response efforts by more clearly focusing or targeting response tools according to risk. For …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed
animals that causes a significant economic burden globally. Vaccination is the most effective …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is highly contagious and affects the economy of many
countries worldwide. Serotype O is the most prevalent and is present in many regions of …

Australian Animal Disease Spread (AADIS) epidemiological simulation modelling of
potential foot‐and‐mouth disease outbreaks in the state of Victoria, Australia examined the …

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in cloven-hoofed animals cause substantial
economic impacts because of animal depopulation, increased government spending on …