Epidemiology and management of a bovine brucellosis cluster in Northern Ireland

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-229

  Abernethy, D A ^a   Moscard Costello, J ^b   Dickson, E ^b   Harwood, R ^b   Burns, K ^c   McKillop, E ^c   McDowell, S ^c   Pfeiffer, D U ^d  

^a Veterinary Epidemiology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Armagh Divisional Veterinary Office   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine brucellosis; Brucella abortus; Epidemiology; Outbreak management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; VETERINARY ABORTION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE; PREGNANCY;

BOS; BOVINAE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

EID: 78951493593     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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