%0 Journal Article %T Using Dynamic Stochastic Modelling to Estimate Population Risk Factors in Infectious Disease: The Example of FIV in 15 Cat Populations %A David Fouchet %A Guillaume Leblanc %A Frank Sauvage %A Micheline Guiserix %A Herv¨¦ Poulet %A Dominique Pontier %J PLOS ONE %D 2012 %I Public Library of Science (PLoS) %R 10.1371/journal.pone.0007377 %X In natural cat populations, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is transmitted through bites between individuals. Factors such as the density of cats within the population or the sex-ratio can have potentially strong effects on the frequency of fight between individuals and hence appear as important population risk factors for FIV. %U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0007377