Article
Diversity studies of Salmonella incidents in some domestic livestock and their potential relevance as indicators of niche width.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Dec 1990
Hunter P R, Izsák J
Abstract excerpt
This study attempts to determine whether or not livestock are becoming more susceptible to epidemics of salmonella infections by the analysis of published data on the annual number of reported infections in various animals. The number of incidents reported each year may be subject to a variety of biases due to temporal and geographical differences in reporting practices. This study analysed these reports by the...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Bias
- Carrier State
- Cattle
- Cattle Diseases
- Chickens
- Disease Outbreaks
- Genetic Variation
- Incidence
- Poultry Diseases
- Regression Analysis