Within-flock mortality during the high-pathogenicity avian influenza (H7N7) epidemic in the Netherlands in 2003: Implications for an early detection system

Avian Diseases

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 304-308

  Elbers, A R W ^a   Holtslag, J B ^a   Bouma, A ^b   Koch, G ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age; Broilers; Early detection system; High pathogenicity avian influenza; Layers; Mortality; Nonlinear regression model; Turkeys

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N7; MORTALITY; NETHERLANDS; PATHOGENICITY; TIME; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N7 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; NETHERLANDS; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 34247565683     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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