Dereje Shegu

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Empirical and model-based evidence for a negligible role of cattle in peste des petits ruminants virus transmission and eradication - Communications Biology

Aug 2, 2024 | nature.com | Catherine Herzog |Dereje Shegu |Claudia Schulz |Brian Willett |Sarah Cleaveland |Dalan Bailey | +5 more

AbstractPeste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is a multi-host pathogen with sheep and goats as main hosts. To investigate the role of cattle in the epidemiology of PPR, we simulated conditions similar to East African zero-grazing husbandry practices in a series of trials with local Zebu cattle (Bos taurus indicus) co-housed with goats (Capra aegagrus hircus). Furthermore, we developed a mathematical model to assess the impact of PPRV-transmission from cattle to goats.

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