<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We present here a case study for modelling the control of the Aujeszky disease, in a farm declared virus-free. The model is validated on the available data. Simulations are performed to assess different containment strategies for the epidemic. Final recommendations indicate that a strict reduction of biohazards in the farrowing unit should be enforced. Also neglecting the third inoculation in the vaccination protocol leads to a sensible and quantifiable increase of the prevalence of the disease. The findings indicate that it is more important to keep biosafety at a high level in the farrowing unit rather than strive for the highest standards in the gestation unit. Also the importance of a properly implemented vaccination appears fundamental, and its absence can be quantified via our simulations.</p></abstract>

We present here a case study for modelling the control of the Aujeszky disease, in a farm declared virus-free. The model is validated on the available data. Simulations are performed to assess different containment strategies for the epidemic. Final recommendations indicate that a strict reduction of biohazards in the farrowing unit should be enforced. Also neglecting the third inoculation in the vaccination protocol leads to a sensible and quantifiable increase of the prevalence of the disease. The findings indicate that it is more important to keep biosafety at a high level in the farrowing unit rather than strive for the highest standards in the gestation unit. Also the importance of a properly implemented vaccination appears fundamental, and its absence can be quantified via our simulations.

A model for the operations to render epidemic-free a hog farm infected by the Aujeszky
disease

Università di Torino, via Carlo Alberto 10

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences

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We present here a case study for modelling the control of the Aujeszky disease, in a farm declared virus-free. The model is validated on the available data....

A model for the operations to render epidemic-free a hog farm infected by the Aujeszky disease

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 207 - 228

Received: Dec 23, 2015

Accepted: Mar 13, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2016.1.00016

Keywords
Data Analysis, mathematical modelling, simulations, epidemics, control measures

© 2016 A. Costamagna, M. Drigo, M. Martini, B. Sona, E. Venturino published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A model for the operations to render epidemic-free a hog farm infected by the Aujeszky disease

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 207 - 228

Received: Dec 23, 2015

Accepted: Mar 13, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2016.1.00016

KeywordsData Analysis, mathematical modelling, simulations, epidemics, control measures

© 2016 A. Costamagna, M. Drigo, M. Martini, B. Sona, E. Venturino published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Data Analysis, mathematical modelling, simulations, epidemics, control measures