Network of Contacts between Cattle Herds in a French Area Affected by Bovine Tuberculosis in 2010

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 292-302

  Dommergues, L ^a   Rautureau, S ^b   Petit, E ^c   Dufour, B ^a  

^a Alfort National Veterinary School (ENVA)   (France)

^b French agency for food Environmental and occupational health safety (ANSES)   (France)

^c FRGDS Bourgogne   (France)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Neighbour; Network analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONTACT TRACING; DATA COLLECTION; FRANCE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

BOS; BOVINAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84863782854     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01269.x     Document Type: Article

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