The use of modelling to evaluate and adapt strategies for animal disease control

OIE Revue Scientifique et Technique

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 555-569

  Saegerman, C ^a   Porter, S R ^a   Humblet, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal disease; Control strategy; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Modelling

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; EQUIDAE;

EID: 80052699784     PISSN: 02531933     EISSN: 16080645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20506/rst.30.2.2048     Document Type: Article

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