A qualitative risk assessment of factors contributing to foot and mouth disease outbreaks in cattle along the western boundary of the Kruger National Park

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 917-931

  Jori, F ^a,b   Vosloo, W ^b,e   Du Plessis, B ^c   Bengis, R ^d   Brahmbhatt, D ^g   Gummow, B ^b,h   Thomson, G R ^f  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Animal Health   (South Africa)

^d KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^e ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^f Southern African Development Community   (Botswana)

^g TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Foot and mouth disease; Qualitative risk assessment; Southern africa; Transmission; Wildlife domestic interface

Indexed keywords

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA; BOS; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 77952164580     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.28.3.1932     Document Type: Article

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