Investigation of the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus by the burning of animal carcases on open pyres

Veterinary Record

Volumn 151, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 593-600

  Champion, H J ^a   Gloster, J ^a   Mason, I S ^b   Brown, R J ^c   Donaldson, A I ^d   Ryall, D B ^a   Garland, A J M ^e  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Veterinary Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CARCASS; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; INCINERATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLUME DISPERSION; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0037121369     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.151.20.593     Document Type: Article

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