Prioritizing emerging zoonoses in the Netherlands.

BACKGROUND: To support the development of early warning and surveillance systems of emerging zoonoses, we present a general method to prioritize pathogens using a quantitative, stochastic multi-criteria model, parameterized for the Netherlands. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A risk score was based...

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Main Authors: Arie H Havelaar, Floor van Rosse, Catalin Bucura, Milou A Toetenel, Juanita A Haagsma, Dorota Kurowicka, J Hans A P Heesterbeek, Niko Speybroeck, Merel F M Langelaar, Johanna W B van der Giessen, Roger M Cooke, Marieta A H Braks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2981521?pdf=render