Epidemiological inference for partially observed epidemics: The example of the 2001 foot and mouth epidemic in Great Britain

Epidemics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-34

  Chis Ster, Irina ^a   Singh, Brajendra K ^a   Ferguson, Neil M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; INFECTION; LIVESTOCK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CENSUSES; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; LIVESTOCK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 63149132207     PISSN: 17554365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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