Assessment of the impact of cattle testing strategies on human exposure to BSE agents in Japan

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 256-264

  Tsutsui, Toshiyuki ^a   Kasuga, Fumiko ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

BSE; Japan; Stochastic model; Testing strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; FOOD CHAIN; INCUBATION TIME; JAPAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLAUGHTERHOUSE;

ABATTOIRS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; JAPAN; MASS SCREENING; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MURINAE;

EID: 33644900725     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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