Comparison of pre-emptive and reactive strategies to control an incursion of bluetongue virus serotype 1 to Great Britain by vaccination

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-114

  Sumner, T ^a   Burgin, L ^b   Gloster, J ^b   Gubbins, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; control; epidemiology; mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS; BLUETONGUE ORBIVIRUS 1; CATTLE FARMING; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; SHEEP FARMING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BLUETONGUE; BLUETONGUE VIRUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GREAT BRITAIN; INCIDENCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RUMINANTS; SEROTYPING; VACCINATION; VIRAL VACCINES;

EID: 84870953632     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812000532     Document Type: Article

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