Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Northern Ireland between 1990 and 2000

Veterinary Record

Volumn 158, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 717-721

  Abernethy, D A ^a   Pfeiffer, D U ^b   Watt, R ^a   Denny, G O ^a   McCullough, S ^c   McDowell, S W J ^c  

^a Veterinary Service   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION RISK; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; VETERINARY ABORTION;

BOS TAURUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 33745003653     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.158.21.717     Document Type: Article

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