Quantitative risk assessment of rabies entering Great Britain from North America via cats and dogs

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 533-542

  Jones, Rowena D ^a   Kelly, Louise ^a,b   Fooks, Anthony R ^a   Wooldridge, Marion ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Importation; Policy decision; Quantitative risk assessment; Rabies

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

IMPORTATION; POLICY DECISION; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RABIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DISEASE CONTROL; IMPORT; METHODOLOGY; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CAT; DOG; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABIES; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NORTH AMERICA; PROBABILITY; QUARANTINE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 23644432980     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00613.x     Document Type: Review

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