Transmission Dynamics and Epidemiology of Bse in British Cattle

Anderson RM; Donnelly CA; Ferguson NM; Woolhouse ME; Watt CJ; Udy HJ; Mawhinney S; Dunstan SP; Southwood TR; Wilesmith JW; Ryan JB; Hoinville LJ; Hillerton JE; Austin AR; Wells GA

Nature, Vol.382, No.6594, 779-788, 1996

Anderson RM, Donnelly CA, Ferguson NM, Woolhouse ME, Watt CJ, Udy HJ, Mawhinney S, Dunstan SP, Southwood TR, Wilesmith JW, Ryan JB, Hoinville LJ, Hillerton JE, Austin AR, Wells GA

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.

Keywords:BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY;SCRAPIE;SHEEP;OPTIMIZATION;MICE;PRP;VARIABLES;GENE