Modeling the Effects of Avian Flu (H5N1) Vaccination Strategies on Poultry

Authors

Cooper J. Galvin
Adolfo Rumbos
Jessica I. Vincent
Maria Salvato

Publication Date

9-3-2014

Keywords

Disease Modeling; Avian Flu; Poultry; SIR Model

Abstract

The work in this article addresses a problem posed by Dr. Maria Salvato to the CODEE community. The task was to model costs associated with varying vaccination strategies for the Avian Flu virus (H5N1) on chicken populations. The vaccination strategies proposed included vaccination varying proportions of the flock with live virus vaccine, dead virus vaccine, and no vaccination. This article encompasses the construction of a model for the problem using a modification to the SIER model and the subsequent analysis of that model. The analysis of the model revealed the most cost effective vaccination strategy to be vaccination of half the flock with dead virus vaccine.

Recommended Citation

Galvin, Cooper J.; Rumbos, Adolfo; Vincent, Jessica I.; and Salvato, Maria (2014) "Modeling the Effects of Avian Flu (H5N1) Vaccination Strategies on Poultry," CODEE Journal: Vol. 10, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholarship.claremont.edu/codee/vol10/iss1/1