Monte Carlo simulation of surveillance strategies for scrapie in Norwegian sheep

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-125

  Hopp, Petter ^a   Webb, Cerian R ^b   Jarp, Jorun ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo simulation; Scrapie; Sheep infectious disease; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0141920592     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00192-2     Document Type: Article

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