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Many host characteristics, specific agents and environmental factors act as determinants of disease, influencing directly or indirectly the frequency of occurrence and the distribution of any given disease. These determinants, together with some of their important interrelationships such as modes of transmission of infectious agents, will determine the patterns of disease in animal populations. Measures for successful disease control must be based, therefore, on an understanding of the relative importance of each disease determinant. This can be accomplished by application of analytical statistical procedures and mathematical modelling techniques to epidemiological data. Such studies often suggest a number of alternative control strategies. Economic analysis is then required to help determine the optimal control strategy, selecting the approach that offers the greatest social and economic benefits at an acceptable cost level.
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Burridge, M.J. (1981). Epidemiological Approaches to Disease Control. In: Ristic, M., McIntyre, I. (eds) Diseases of Cattle in the Tropics. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-6895-1_5
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