A manufactured plague : the history of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain /

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is currently regarded as one of the world's worst animal plagues. But how did this label become attached to a curable disease that poses little threat to human health? And why in the epidemic of 2001 did the government's control strategy still rely upon Victori...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woods, Abigail, 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Sterling, VA : EARTHSCAN, 2004.
Temas:
Foot-and-mouth disease > Great Britain > History.
Foot-and-Mouth Disease > history
Fièvre aphteuse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
MEDICAL > Veterinary Medicine > Food Animal.
Foot-and-mouth disease
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of plates; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Foot and Mouth Disease in 19th-century Britain; Chapter 2: The Politics of Plague; Chapter 3: The Epidemics of 1922-1924; Chapter 4: Effects on the Anglo-Argentine Meat Trade, 1924-1939; Chapter 5: The Science, 1912-1958; Chapter 6: The 1951-1952 Vaccination Controversy; Chapter 7: The 1967-1968 Epidemic; Chapter 8: Foot and Mouth Disease, 2001; Conclusion: Foot and Mouth Disease in Britain, 1839-2001
  • Lessons Learned?; Notes; References; Index; Plates.

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