Kaushi Kanankege

Performance Analysis of Mesh Based Enterprise Network Using RIP, EIGRP and OSPF Routing Protocols

Publisher: MDPI

Date: 11-2021

DOI: 10.3390/ECSA-8-11285

Adapting an Atmospheric Dispersion Model to Assess the Risk of Windborne Transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus between Swine Farms

Publisher: MDPI AG

Date: 28-07-2022

DOI: 10.3390/V14081658

Abstract: Modeling the windborne transmission of aerosolized pathogens is challenging. We adapted an atmospheric dispersion model (ADM) to simulate the windborne dispersion of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) between swine farms. This work focuses on determining ADM applicable parameter values for PRRSv through a literature and expert opinion-based approach. The parameters included epidemiological features of PRRSv, characteristics of the aerosolized particles, and survival of aerosolized virus in relation to key meteorological features. A case study was undertaken to perform a sensitivity analysis on key parameters. Farms experiencing ongoing PRRSv outbreaks were assigned as particle emitting sources. The wind data from the North American Mesoscale Forecast System was used to simulate dispersion. The risk was estimated semi-quantitatively based on the median daily deposition of particles and the distance to the closest emitting farm. Among the parameters tested, the ADM was most sensitive to the number of particles emitted, followed by the model runtime, and the release height was the least sensitive. Farms within 25 km from an emitting farm were at the highest risk with 53.66% being within 10 km. An ADM-based risk estimation of windborne transmission of PRRSv may inform optimum time intervals for air s ling, plan preventive measures, and aid in ruling out the windborne dispersion in outbreak investigations.

University Of Minnesota

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Erevo Technologies Limited

Location: Bangladesh

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Chittagong University Of Engineering And Technology

Location: Bangladesh

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International Islamic University Chittagong

Location: Bangladesh

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