Basic reproduction number of African swine fever in wild boars (<i>Sus scrofa</i>) and its spatiotemporal heterogeneity in South Korea
Jun‐Sik Lim, Eu‐Tteum Kim, Pan Dong Ryu, Son‐Il Pak
Abstract
BACKGROUND: for ASF in wild boars due to surveillance bias, lack of wild boar population data, and the effect of ASF-positive wild boar carcass on disease dynamics. OBJECTIVES: of ASF in wild boars in South Korea, and subsequently analyze the spatiotemporal heterogeneity. METHODS: was estimated for each cluster. The temporal change of the estimates and its association with the habitat suitability of wild boar were analyzed. RESULTS: of each cluster was 1.54. The estimates showed a temporal increasing trend and positive association with habitat suitability of wild boar. CONCLUSIONS: The disease dynamics among wild boars seems to have worsened over time. Thus, in areas with a high elevation and suitable for wild boars, practical methods need to be contrived to ratify the control policies for wild boars.