Developing a statistical model for the infectious livestock disease and forecasting disease outbreak in Karnataka with special reference to Anthrax

Abstract

Anthrax is a widely known zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram positive, and spore forming aerobic bacteria. In livestock, anthrax is usually peracute and highly fatal whereas in humans it is a subacute disease and fatal if not treated immediately. The disease newlineis prevalent world-wide. Anthrax is one of the top ten livestock diseases in India and so forecasting the outbreak of this disease by modelling is very useful in saving the livestock and thereby preventing the economic loss to the livestock farmer specifically and country in general. newline