Reviewing age-structured epidemiological models of cattle diseases tailored to support management decisions: Guidance for the future.
Bovine
Cattle
Disease
Epidemiology
Mechanistic
Model
Review
Transmission
Journal
Preventive veterinary medicine
ISSN: 1873-1716
Titre abrégé: Prev Vet Med
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8217463
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2020
Jan 2020
Historique:
received:
18
04
2019
revised:
22
10
2019
accepted:
23
10
2019
pubmed:
20
11
2019
medline:
25
8
2020
entrez:
20
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Mechanistic simulation models are being increasingly used as tools to assist with animal health decision-making in the cattle sector. We reviewed scientific literature for studies reporting age-structured cattle management models in application to infectious diseases. Our emphasis was on papers dedicated to support decision making in the field. In this systematic review we considered 1290 manuscripts and identified 76 eligible studies. These are based on 52 individual models from 10 countries addressing 9 different pathogens. We provide an overview of these models and present in detail their theoretical foundations, design paradigms and incorporated processes. We propose a structure of the characteristics of cattle disease models using three main features: [1] biological processes, [2] farming-related processes and [3] pathogen-related processes. It would be of benefit if future cattle disease models were to follow this structure to facilitate science communication and to allow increased model transparency.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31743817
pii: S0167-5877(19)30270-3
doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.104814
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104814Informations de copyright
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