Predicting prolonged bovine tuberculosis breakdowns in Great Britain as an aid to control

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 183-190

  Karolemeas, K ^a   McKinley, T J ^a   Clifton Hadley, R S ^b   Goodchild, A V ^b   Mitchell, A ^b   Johnston, W T ^c   Conlan, A J K ^a   Donnelly, C A ^d   Wood, J L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Case control study; Predictive model; Prolonged breakdowns; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATTLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FORECASTING; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 78650173147     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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