Modelling the continental-scale spread of Schmallenberg virus in Europe: Approaches and challenges

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 404-411

  Gubbins, Simon ^a   Richardson, Jane ^b   Baylis, Matthew ^c   Wilson, Anthony J ^a   Abrahantes, José Cortiñas ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Epidemiology; Modelling; SBV; Under ascertainment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BOVINE; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; DISEASE CARRIER; EUROPE; INCIDENCE; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; PATHOGENICITY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; BAYES THEOREM; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERATOPOGONIDAE; EUROPE; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORTHOBUNYAVIRUS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 84908591093     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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