A scrapie epidemic in Cyprus

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 751-760

  Gravenor, M B ^a,b   Papasozomenos, P ^c   McLean, A R ^a,d   Neophytou, G ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Health and Welfare Division ^*  (Cyprus)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYPRUS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EPIDEMIC; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLICY; SCRAPIE; SHEEP FARMING; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; GOAT; SHEEP; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CYPRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOATS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SCRAPIE; SHEEP;

EID: 4143129042     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268804002110     Document Type: Article

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