A Quantitative Release Assessment for the Noncommercial Movement of Companion Animals: Risk of Rabies Reintroduction to the United Kingdom

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1769-1783

  Goddard, A D ^a   Donaldson, N M ^a   Horton, D L ^a   Kosmider, R ^a   Kelly, L A ^a,b   Sayers, A R ^a   Breed, A C ^a   Freuling, C M ^c   Muller T ^c   Shaw, S E ^d   Hallgren, G ^e   Fooks, A R ^a,f   Snary, E L ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^d Companion Animals ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Companion animals; Rabies; Risk assessment; UK

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MOVEMENT; CURRENT SCHEMES; EU POLICY; EU REGULATIONS; EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY DECISIONS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RABIES; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; UK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

RABIES VACCINE;

COMPLIANCE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EUROPEAN UNION; MOVEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABIES; REINTRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EUROPEAN UNION; FERRET; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGAL ASPECT; PET ANIMAL; POLICY; PROBABILITY; RABIES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EUROPEAN UNION; FERRETS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PETS; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; QUARANTINE; RABIES; RABIES VACCINES; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAVEL; VACCINATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867000314     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01804.x     Document Type: Article

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