Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Switzerland - The past and the present

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-144

  Heim, D ^a   Kihm, U ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Control; Emergency management; Epidermiology; Prevention; Risk analysis; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0033478698     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.18.1.1152     Document Type: Article

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