Spatial analysis of an anthrax outbreak in Saskatchewan, 2006

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 743-748

  Epp, Tasha ^a   Argue, Connie ^b   Waldner, Cheryl ^a   Berke, Olaf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTHRAX; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SPACE-TIME CLUSTERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956561791     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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