Review on the epidemiology and dynamics of BSE epidemics

Veterinary Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Ducrot, Christian ^a   Arnold, Mark ^b   Koeijer, Aline De ^c   Heim, Dagmar ^d   Calavas, Didier ^e  

^a EPIA   (France)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^e Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

BSE; Control; Epidemiology; Modelling; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; DAIRY CATTLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MILK YIELD; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; HEALTH SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; EUROPE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 50049103900     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: 12979716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2007053     Document Type: Review

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