TY - JOUR AU - Thanapongtharm, Weerapong AU - Paul, Mathilde C. AU - Wiratsudakul, Anuwat AU - Wongphruksasoong, Vilaiporn AU - Kalpravidh, Wantanee AU - Wongsathapornchai, Kachen AU - Damrongwatanapokin, Sudarat AU - Schar, Daniel AU - Gilbert, Marius PY - 2019 DA - 2019/03/04 TI - A spatial assessment of Nipah virus transmission in Thailand pig farms using multi-criteria decision analysis JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 73 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Thailand’s Central Plain is identified as a contact zone between pigs and flying foxes, representing a potential zoonotic risk. Nipah virus (NiV) has been reported in flying foxes in Thailand, but it has never been found in pigs or humans. An assessment of the suitability of NiV transmission at the spatial and farm level would be useful for disease surveillance and prevention. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), a knowledge-driven model, was used to map contact zones between local epizootic risk factors as well as to quantify the suitability of NiV transmission at the pixel and farm level. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1815-y DO - 10.1186/s12917-019-1815-y ID - Thanapongtharm2019 ER -