Epidemiological consequences of a pathogen having both virulent and avirulent modes of transmission: The case of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 665-677

  White, P J ^a   Norman, R A ^a   Hudson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CALICIVIRUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS, RABBIT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RABBITS;

EID: 0036973342     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880200777X     Document Type: Review

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