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Transmission dynamics and epidemiology of BSE in British cattle

Nature volume 382, pages 779–788 (1996)Cite this article

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A comprehensive analysis of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) epidemic in cattle in Great Britain assesses past, present and future patterns in the incidence of infection and disease, and allows a critical appraisal of different culling policies for eradication of the disease.

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    R. M. Anderson, C. A. Donnelly, N. M. Ferguson, M. E. J. Woolhouse, C. J. Watt, H. J. Udy & S. P. Dunstan

  2. Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Campus Box B119, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80262, USA

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  4. Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB, UK

    J. W. Wilesmith, J. B. M. Ryan, L. J. Hoinville, A. R. Austin & G. A. H. Wells

  5. Institute of Animal Health, Compton, Berkshire, NG20 7NN, UK

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Anderson, R., Donnelly, C., Ferguson, N. et al. Transmission dynamics and epidemiology of BSE in British cattle. Nature 382, 779–788 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/382779a0

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