Analyzing BSE transmission to quantify regional risk.
Risk Anal
; 27(5): 1095-103, 2007 Oct.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18076483
ABSTRACT
As a result of consumer fears and political concerns related to BSE as a risk to human health, a need has arisen recently for more sensitive methods to detect BSE and more accurate methods to determine BSE incidence. As a part of the development of such methods, it is important to be able to identify groups of animals with above-average BSE risk. One of the well-known risk factors for BSE is age, as very young animals do not develop the disease, and very old animals are less likely to develop the disease. Here, we analyze which factors have a strong influence on the age distribution of BSE in a population. Building on that, we develop a simple set of calculation rules for classifying the BSE risk in a given cattle population. Required inputs are data on imports and on the BSE control measures in place over the last 10 or 20 years.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform
/
Risk Assessment
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Risk Anal
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands