development of a forecasting model for brucellosis spreading in the italian cattle trade network aimed to prioritise the field interventions. | brucellosis caused by brucella abortus is an important zoonosis that constitutes a serious hazard to public health. prevention of human brucellosis depends on the control of the disease in animals. livestock movement data represent a valuable source of information to understand the pattern of contacts between holdings, which may determine the inter-herds and intra-herd spread of the disease. the manuscript addresses the use of computational epidemic models rooted in the knowledge of cattle trade ... | 2017 | 28654703 |