Trends in age at detection in cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Belgium: An indicator of the epidemic curve

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 583-587

  Saegerman, C ^a,f   Speybroeck, N ^b,e   Vanopdenbosch, E ^c   Wilesmith, J W ^d   Berkvens, D ^b  

^a Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^d VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRAIN SPONGIOSIS; BREEDING; CATTLE DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PLOTS AND CURVES; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750849831     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.18.583     Document Type: Article

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