Translations:Basic Field Epi: Course Resource Book/265/en
Spread - Common methods for an infectious agent to spread between populations of animals include:
- Movement of infected animals into a new population
- Movement of contaminated materials
- Spread via contaminated equipment such as veterinary, farming, etc.
- Movement of vectors such as ticks, birds, wild animals between populations
- Airborne spread of bacteria, viruses (foot and mouth disease), or fungi from one population to another