… number of farm i is to a good approximation given by For more accurate approximations
taking into account the effects of local depletion of susceptible farms we refer to (Boender GJ, …

Geographical maps indicating the value of the basic reproduction number, R 0 , can be
used to identify areas of higher risk for an outbreak after an introduction. We develop a …

… definition of scenarios we refer to a theorem in Boender and Romeijn [2]. This theorem
states that in case of sufficiently many data the long term expected values, standard deviations …

… g,h Proton signals correlated with the 7 1 -C at 10.4 ppm g (I) and at 6.6 ppm h (II). … GJ
Boender - Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, PO Box 9502, 2300 RA Leiden, …

Abstracts Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a zoonotic vector-borne infection and causes a
potentially severe disease. Many mammals are susceptible to infection including important …

… the control group was 5.68 CFU/g feces, whereas those for the treated groups were 1.17
CFU/g feces (I and S chicks), 2.22 CFU/g feces (I chicks), and 3.86 CFU/g feces (S chicks); the …

In 2001 the epidemics of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) in Great Britain, The Netherlands
and France have shown how fast FMDV may spread between farms. The massive socio-…

MATERIALS AND METHODS C. tepidum was grown anaerobically at 47 C in 1-L culture
bottles under illumination with two 40-W fluorescent neon tubes situated 30 cm from the bottles (…

Background Air pollution has been shown to increase the susceptibility to community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP). Previously, we observed an increased incidence of CAP in adults …

The recent bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8) epidemic in Western Europe struck hard.
Controlling the infection was difficult and a good and safe vaccine was not available until the …