Spatial scale of transmission explains how acute infections circulate at low prevalence
R. Mancy, M. Rajeev, A. Lugelo, K. Brunker, S. Cleaveland, E. A. Ferguson, K. Hotopp, R. Kazwala, M. Magoto, K. Rysava, D. T. Haydon, K. Hampson
The paper investigates rabies transmission dynamics in dogs, finding that local susceptible depletion and individual behavior influence outbreak size and persistence.
bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2021Ecology