A model appropriate to the transmission of a human food-borne pathogen in a multigroup managed herd

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-198

  Turner, Joanne ^a   Begon, Michael ^a   Bowers, Roger G ^a   French, Nigel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157; Food borne pathogen; Herd; Infection; Mathematical model; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0242418201     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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