Estimation of sample sizes for pooled faecal sampling for detection of Salmonella in pigs

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1734-1741

  Arnold, M E ^a   Cook, A J C ^b  

^a Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian analysis; Mathematical modelling; Salmonella; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL SALMONELLOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CALCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; SALMONELLA; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EUROPE; FECES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; EUROPE; FECES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 70449717282     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002702     Document Type: Article

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