Diminishing returns in bovine tuberculosis control

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1382-1389

  Hone, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Brushtail possum; Diminishing returns; Disease control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; LIVESTOCK; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; POPULATION CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84878829514     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000927     Document Type: Article

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