The role of spatial factors in the success of an Aujeszky's disease eradication programme in a high pig density area (Northeast Spain, 2003-2007)

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 153-160

  Allepuz, A ^a,b   Saez, M ^c,d   Solymosi, N ^e   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)

^e INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aujeszky's disease; Hierarchical Bayesian model; Spatial factors

Indexed keywords

PSEUDORABIES VACCINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDORABIES; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPAIN; STANDARD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIROLOGY;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PSEUDORABIES; PSEUDORABIES VACCINES; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

SUID HERPESVIRUS 1; SUIDAE;

EID: 68549110158     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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