Population-level retrospective study of neurologically expressed disorders in ruminants before the onset of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Belgium, a BSE risk III country

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 862-869

  Saegerman, C ^a   Berkvens, D ^b   Claes, L ^c   Dewaele, A ^d   Coignoul, F ^d   Ducatelle, R ^e   Cassart, D ^d   Brochier, B ^f   Costy, F ^g   Roels, S ^h   Deluyker, H ^e,i   Vanopdenbosch, E ^h   Thiry, E ^d  

^a Administration of Control Policy   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c ANIMAL HEALTH CARE FLANDERS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^g PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^h VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

ⁱ EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BOVIDS; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; EPIDEMIC; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INCIDENCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20844447134     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.2.862-869.2005     Document Type: Article

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