Quantitative Risk Assessment for the Introduction of African Swine Fever Virus into the European Union by Legal Import of Live Pigs

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-144

  Mur, L ^a   Martinez Lopez B ^a   Martinez Aviles M ^a,b   Costard, S ^c   Wieland, B ^c   Pfeiffer, D U ^c   Sanchez Vizcaino J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

African swine fever; European Union; Live pig imports; Quantitative risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; RISK FACTOR; SWINE;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; ANIMALS; COMMERCE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SWINE;

AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84858008817     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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