The foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Dumfries and Galloway, 2001. 1: Characteristics and control

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 229-252

  Thrusfield, M ^a   Mansley, L ^b   Dunlop, P ^b   Taylor, J ^c   Pawson, A ^c   Stringer, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Strathearn House   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Health Divisional Office   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOAT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LIVESTOCK; MARKETING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; SHEEP DISEASE; SWINE; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

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

EID: 14844363400     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.8.229     Document Type: Article

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