Putative risk factors for infections with Toggenburg Orbivirus in goat herds in Southern Switzerland (Canton of Ticino)

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 29-34

  Reber, Antonella ^a   Kreienbrock, Lothar ^b   Casati, Simona ^c   Chaignat, Valérie ^d   Schwermer, Heinzpeter ^e  

^a Veterinary Public Health Institute   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c Cantonal Institute of Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bluetongue virus; Goat; Logistic regression; Questionnaire; Switzerland; Toggenburg Orbivirus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; RED DEER; REOVIRUS INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; TOGGENBURG ORBIVIRUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DEER; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INSECT VECTORS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ORBIVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWITZERLAND;

BLUETONGUE VIRUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; HEXAPODA; ORBIVIRUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84867013995     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.05.027     Document Type: Article

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