Table 4 Estimated transmission parameters using the results from the Virus isolation (VI) and the RT-PCR analysis.
From: Estimation of the transmission of foot-and-mouth disease virus from infected sheep to cattle
Transmission rate parameter (interspecies β) | Infectious period (T) | Partial reproduction ratio (R0p) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β (day−1) | 95% CI | T (days) | 95% CI | Transient state method | Final size method | |||
R0p | 95% CI | R0p | 95% CI | |||||
VI | 0.037 | 0.014 - 0.076 | 28. | 19. - 42. | 1.0 | 0.20 - 6.0 | ||
RT-PCR | 0.031 | 0.012 - 0.065 | 46. | 28. - 73. | 1.4 | 0.30 - 8.0 | ||
0.90 | 0.20 - 3.0 | |||||||