A low cost decision support tool for the diagnosis of endemic bovine infectious diseases in the mixed crop-livestock production system of sub-Saharan Africa

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-75

  Eisler, Mark C ^a,d   Magona, J W ^a,b   Jonsson, N N ^a   Revie, C W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Livestock Health Research Institute   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LIVESTOCK; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 33751381792     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806006571     Document Type: Article

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