On the efficacy of current biosecurity measures at EU borders to prevent the transfer of zoonotic and livestock diseases by travellers

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-171

  Noordhuizen, Jos ^a,b   Surborg, Helmut ^a   Smulders, Frans J M ^c  

^a Charles Sturt University ^*  (Germany)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Disease outbreaks; EU border controls; Food imports; Foods of animal origin; Travellers; Zoonotic diseases

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HEALTH; BIOSECURITY; DAIRYING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRAVEL;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; LIVESTOCK; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84890207033     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2013.826883     Document Type: Review

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