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. 2018 Dec 13;13(12):e0208296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208296

Table 3. Main risk factors identified through selected modelling studies and presented in this review (sorted by decreasing order of occurrence).

Identified main risk factors Country of interest Reference
Animal movement Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Togo/West Africa, Turkey, Zambia, Ethiopia, Japan, Pakistan, [39,4243,47,49,51,53,54,60,62,63,88]
Animal trade Cameroon, Togo/West Africa, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Zambia, UK [39,51,54,55,65,62,88]
High animal density Japan, Ethiopia, Iran, UK, Turkey [36,44,45,47,50,51,56]
Mixing of herds (around water points and on pastures) Uganda, Cameroon, Bhutan, Nigeria, Zambia, Ethiopia [43,49,59, 61,63,88]
Contacts between domestic animals and wildlife Tanzania, Nepal, Zambia, South Africa [42,53,54,62,64, 88]
Human activities and / or lack of compliance with biosecurity measures Tanzania, Nepal, UK, Japan [38,42,46,57,60]
Seasonal pattern of occurrence of FMD outbreaks Middle East, Uganda, South Africa [41,43,64]
Young animals identified as being most susceptible to infection Israel, Iran, Bolivia [48,58,65]
Lack of early screening/detection UK [52,55]
Shorter distances to the nearest infectious source UK [37,45]