| Literature DB >> 9345792 |
E Fromont1, M Artois, M Langlais, F Courchamp, D Pontier.
Abstract
A compartmental model was built in order to study the circulation and impact of Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in populations of domestic cats. The model was tested with data from a long-term study of several feline populations. The study of stability shows that FeLV is maintained in the population with a stable equilibrium and a slight reduction of population size. Estimation of the transmission rate allows us to make a comparison with the values previously estimated in the literature. We compare the impact of mass vaccination or removal programmes in controlling FeLV infection, and conclude that vaccination is more efficient.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9345792 DOI: 10.1006/tpbi.1997.1320
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Theor Popul Biol ISSN: 0040-5809 Impact factor: 1.570