The 2001 epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease in the United Kingdom: Epidemiological and meteorological case studies

Veterinary Record

Volumn 156, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 793-803

  Gloster, J ^a,f   Champion, H J ^a   Mansley, L M ^b   Romero, P ^c   Brough, T ^d   Ramirez, A ^e,g  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Strathearn House   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

^e Animal Health Area Office   (United Kingdom)

^f INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVESTOCK; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIRBORNE VIRUS;

EID: 21344444399     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.156.25.793     Document Type: Article

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