An Immuno-Epidemiological Model of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the African Buffalo Population with Carrier Transmission
Summer Atkins, Hayriye Gulbudak, Jonathan Shane Welker, Houston Smith, Joshua C. Macdonald, Brianna R. Beechler, Anna Jolles
This paper develops an immuno-epidemiological model of FMD in African buffalo, showing that carrier phase immune kinetics and susceptible recruitment rates significantly influence disease persistence.
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology · Oct 1, 2026Peer-reviewedSystems Biology