Analyzing BSE surveillance in low prevalence countries

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 337-346

  Powell, Mark ^a   Scott, Aaron ^b   Ebel, Eric ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Prevalence; Risk assessment; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 38849182260     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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