Exploratory spatial analysis of Aujeszky's disease during four phases of the eradication programme in Catalonia, Spain (2003-2007)

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 164-175

  Allepuz, A ^a,b   Saez, M ^c,d   Alba, A ^a   Napp, S ^a   Casal, J ^a,b  

^a CENTRE DE RECERCA EN SANITAT ANIMAL CRESA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aujeszky's disease virus; Cluster analysis; Pig farm density; SaTScan

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDORABIES; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDORABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUID HERPESVIRUS 1; SUIDAE;

EID: 45549090554     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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