High-resolution contact networks of free-ranging domestic dogs Canis familiaris and implications for transmission of infection.

• Main Authors: Jared K Wilson-Aggarwal (Author), Laura Ozella (Author), Michele Tizzoni (Author), Ciro Cattuto (Author), George J F Swan (Author), Tchonfienet Moundai (Author), Matthew J Silk (Author), James A Zingeser (Author), Robbie A McDonald (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Contact patterns strongly influence the dynamics of disease transmission in both human and non-human animal populations. Domestic dogs Canis familiaris are a social species and are a reservoir for several zoonotic infections, yet few studies have empirically determined contact patterns within dog po...