Comparison of the historic recycling risk for BSE in three European countries by calculating the basic reproduction ratio R0

Risk Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1169-1178

  Schwermer, Heinzpeter ^a   De Koeijer, Aline ^b   Brülisauer, Franz ^a   Heim, Dagmar ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Basic reproduction ratio; Control measure; Deterministic model; Imports; Rendering

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEATS; NETHERLANDS; RECYCLING;

MEAT AND BONE MEAL (MBM); REPRODUCTION RATIO;

RISK ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMPORT; MODELING; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUMINANT;

ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CALCULATION; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEAT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWITZERLAND;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36849086005     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00952.x     Document Type: Article

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