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Cat DR
Nat
Deaths
Immune
Deaths
Cat Pop
Vaccinations
Immune
Cats
Cats
Births
Cat Vac Rate
Pig Prev
Inf Rat Density
Cat Inf
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Recovery
Total Area
Inf Cats
Inf Deaths
Inf Cat Density
Fig. 9.3
9.3 Results
Figure 9.4 shows the numbers of healthy and infected people, as well as the preva-
lence of the disease in the humans over 25 years, with no vaccination of cats.
Figure 9.5 shows the effect of a 50% cat vaccination rate on the human prevalence
compared to no vaccinations. Vaccinating the cats does have a significant impact in
reducing the prevalence.
Figure 9.6 shows a sensitivity analysis of different cat vaccination rates of 40%,
50%, 60%, 70%, and 80%. A significant decrease in prevalence occurs between
40% and 50% vaccination rates.
Further runs of the model show that dirt handling had only a slight impact on
the disease in humans but that the effect of thorough meat cooking is extremely
