The Risk of Foot and Mouth Disease Transmission Posed by Public Access to the Countryside During an Outbreak

During the 2001 UK FMD outbreak, local authorities restricted rural access to try to prevent further disease spread by people and animals, which had major socio-economic consequences for rural communities. This study describes the results of qualitative veterinary risk assessments to assess the like...

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Main Authors: Harriet Auty, Dominic Mellor, George Gunn, Lisa A. Boden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2019.00381/full