Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds

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Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds. / Hisham Beshara Halasa, Tariq; Frankena, K.; Olsen, A.; Bødker, René; Toft, Nils.

2015. Abstract fra SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015, Ghent, Belgien.

Publikation: Konferencebidrag › Konferenceabstrakt til konference › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Hisham Beshara Halasa, T, Frankena, K, Olsen, A, Bødker, R & Toft, N 2015, 'Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds', SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015, Ghent, Belgien, 25/03/2015 - 27/03/2015.

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Hisham Beshara Halasa, T., Frankena, K., Olsen, A., Bødker, R., & Toft, N. (2015). Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds. Abstract fra SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015, Ghent, Belgien.

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Hisham Beshara Halasa T, Frankena K, Olsen A, Bødker R, Toft N. Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds. 2015. Abstract fra SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015, Ghent, Belgien.

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Hisham Beshara Halasa, Tariq ; Frankena, K. ; Olsen, A. ; Bødker, René ; Toft, Nils. / Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds. Abstract fra SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015, Ghent, Belgien.2 s.

Bibtex

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title = "Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds",
abstract = "Liver fluke infection, also known as fasciolosis, is a world-wide prevalent zoonotic parasitic disease infecting a wide range of host species and is caused by Fasciola hepatica. Despite of the substantial economic and animal welfare effects of the disease, knowledge on its prevalence and the factors related to its occurrence and distribution are scarce in Denmark. A retrospective study was performed using liver inspection data of approximately 1.5 million cattle for the period 2011 to 2013. Spatial analysis was carried out to explore whether the data on F. hepatica infection was clustered in space as this could help understand whether or not the infection was driven by local environmental factors. Both global and local spatial autocorrelation techniques were used. Herd level and environmental risk factors were evaluated for their association with prevalence of F. hepatica infection using Generalized Estimating Equations. ",
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note = "SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015 ; Conference date: 25-03-2015 Through 27-03-2015",

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RIS

TY - ABST

T1 - Prevalence, risk factors and spatial analysis of infections with liver flukes in Danish cattle herds

AU - Hisham Beshara Halasa, Tariq

AU - Frankena, K.

AU - Olsen, A.

AU - Bødker, René

AU - Toft, Nils

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Liver fluke infection, also known as fasciolosis, is a world-wide prevalent zoonotic parasitic disease infecting a wide range of host species and is caused by Fasciola hepatica. Despite of the substantial economic and animal welfare effects of the disease, knowledge on its prevalence and the factors related to its occurrence and distribution are scarce in Denmark. A retrospective study was performed using liver inspection data of approximately 1.5 million cattle for the period 2011 to 2013. Spatial analysis was carried out to explore whether the data on F. hepatica infection was clustered in space as this could help understand whether or not the infection was driven by local environmental factors. Both global and local spatial autocorrelation techniques were used. Herd level and environmental risk factors were evaluated for their association with prevalence of F. hepatica infection using Generalized Estimating Equations.

AB - Liver fluke infection, also known as fasciolosis, is a world-wide prevalent zoonotic parasitic disease infecting a wide range of host species and is caused by Fasciola hepatica. Despite of the substantial economic and animal welfare effects of the disease, knowledge on its prevalence and the factors related to its occurrence and distribution are scarce in Denmark. A retrospective study was performed using liver inspection data of approximately 1.5 million cattle for the period 2011 to 2013. Spatial analysis was carried out to explore whether the data on F. hepatica infection was clustered in space as this could help understand whether or not the infection was driven by local environmental factors. Both global and local spatial autocorrelation techniques were used. Herd level and environmental risk factors were evaluated for their association with prevalence of F. hepatica infection using Generalized Estimating Equations.

M3 - Conference abstract for conference

T2 - SVEPM Annual Meeting 2015

Y2 - 25 March 2015 through 27 March 2015

ER -

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