Control of foot and mouth disease: Lessons from the experience of the outbreak in Great Britain in 2001

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 699-710

  Scudamore, J M ^a   Harris, D M ^a  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Control; Emergency management; Epidemics; Foot and mouth disease; Great Britain; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0036940419     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.21.3.1351     Document Type: Review

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