A model (BSurvE) for evaluating national surveillance programs for bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 225-235

  Prattley, D J ^a   Morris, R S ^a   Cannon, R M ^a   Wilesmith, J W ^b   Stevenson, M A ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE; Cattle; Epidemiology; Point system; Prevalence estimation; Resource allocation; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34447252849     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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