The epidemiological characteristics of the 2007 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in Sarpang and Zhemgang districts of Bhutan

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-62

  Dukpa, K ^a,b   Robertson, I D ^b   Ellis, T M ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Forests   (Bhutan)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bhutan; Epidemiology; Foot and mouth disease; PanAsia strain; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BHUTAN; CATTLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; GOAT; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEROTYPING; SHEEP; SWINE; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BHUTAN; CATTLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE; FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VIRUS; GOATS; IMMUNITY; INCIDENCE; SEROTYPING; SHEEP; SWINE; VACCINATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 78651104685     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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