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ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2009

Livestock infectious diseases and zoonoses.

Fiona M Tomley, Martin W Shirley

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Article in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 99 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

99 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Fiona M TomleyCompton Laboratory, Institute for Animal Health, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 7NN, UK. fiona.tomley@bbsrc.ac.uk
Martin W Shirley

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infectious diseases of livestock are a major threat to global animal health and welfare and their effective control is crucial for agronomic health, for safeguarding and securing national and international food supplies and for alleviating rural poverty in developing countries. Some devastating livestock diseases are endemic in many parts of the world and threats from old and new pathogens continue to emerge, with changes to global climate, agricultural practices and demography presenting conditions that are especially favourable for the spread of arthropod-borne diseases into new geographical areas. Zoonotic infections that are transmissible either directly or indirectly between animals and humans are on the increase and pose significant additional threats to human health and the current pandemic status of new influenza A (H1N1) is a topical example of the challenge presented by zoonotic viruses. In this article, we provide a brief overview of some of the issues relating to infectious diseases of livestock, which will be discussed in more detail in the papers that follow.

Indexed as

Animals, DomesticAnimal DiseasesAnimal HusbandryAnimalsCommunicable DiseasesDeveloping CountriesDisease OutbreaksHumansInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza, HumanZoonoses

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PMID19687034
PMCPMC2865087

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