Knowledge Of "movement Routes" Is The Key To Predicting The Pattern Of Spread Of Infectious Diseases

... Knowledge of "movement routes" is the key to predicting the pattern of spread of infectious diseases of humans, and similar data could be crucial to understand animal disease risks, says team from the University of Edinburgh.In a review of the topical issue of disease spread in animals in the current issue of Trends in Microbiology, scientists from the University''s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies say passive detection of disease at ports of entry is an increasingly dangerous strategy as the volume of movements increases... click link for more info. ...