Epidemiological characteristics and financial costs of the 1997 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Taiwan

Veterinary Record

Volumn 145, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 731-734

  Yang, P C ^a   Chu, R M ^b   Chung, W B ^c   Sung, H T ^d  

^a Pig Research Institute Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION CONTROL; MARKET; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; SWINE DISEASE; TAIWAN; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033604756     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.145.25.731     Document Type: Article

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