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Animal Type:

Equine

Disease Agent:

Influenza, equine

Disease Agent Type:

Bacteria;
Unknown;
Virus

Organization:

Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN);
Ontario Veterinary College (OVC)

Region:

Ontario

Production System:

Hobby/Pet;
Captive

Media Type:

Scientific publication

Frequency:

One Time

Link to BMC Veterinary Research

Descriptive network analysis of Ontario, Canada equine competitions: Implications for disease control

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Rossi et al. (2025, Preprint) concluded: "The high connectivity of the networks may provide opportunities for disease transmission to occur between competition levels and disciplines, and potentially increase case counts in an epidemic. The ‘small world’ topography of the competition and venue networks means disease spread could occur more rapidly in this population and the threshold for disease persistence may be lower."

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