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. 2018 Sep 3;5:182. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00182

Table 8.

Extinguishing epidemics by culling.

No transmission reduction 50% transmission reduction
Population density (cattle/km2) Dead* Cumulative cases** Weeks to extinguish Dead* Cumulative cases** Weeks to extinguish
22 17,000 700 4 10,000 200 4
30 22,000 900 5 14,000 300 4
46 42,000 1,100 5 20,000 300 4
60 54,000 1,200 5 30,000 300 5
68 71,000 1,500 6 34,000 300 5
90 104,000 1,900 7 46,000 300 5
126 233,000 5,900 8 82,000 400 7
150 NC NC NC 110,000 500 7
196 NC NC NC 146,000 700 7
*

Rounded to nearest thousand.

**

Rounded to nearest hundred.

NC Not Controlled.