Modelling the koi herpesvirus (KHV) epidemic highlights the importance of active surveillance within a national control policy

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 348-355

  Taylor, Nick G H ^a   Norman, Rachel A ^b   Way, Keith ^a   Peeler, Edmund J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control policy; Cyprinus carpio; Disease control; Epidemiology; Fishery management; Import restrictions; Pathogen spread; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CYPRINID; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; PARAMETERIZATION; VIRUS;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; HERPESVIRIDAE; KOI HERPESVIRUS;

EID: 79952631089     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01926.x     Document Type: Article

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