Publications

foot and mouth disease in the lao people's democratic republic: ii. seroprevalence estimates, using structured surveillance and surveys of abattoirs.	an examination of the seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease (fmd) virus was conducted in the lao people's democratic republic (lao pdr) from 1996 to 2005, using structured surveillance and abattoir-based studies. under structured surveillance, seropositivity ranged from 65.7% (vientiane capital, 1996) to 3% (houaphan, 2005) for cattle and buffalo; and from 2.8% (vientiane capital, 1998) to 0% in separate studies of pigs. in each study, species composition was significantly associated with ser ...	2008	19284052
the dynamics and impact of foot and mouth disease in smallholder farming systems in south-east asia: a case study in laos.	there is a general lack of data on the different patterns of dynamics and impact of foot and mouth disease (fmd) in south-east asia and the impact the disease has on different sectors, in particular the smallholder sector in which livestock play such an important role. a pilot study was conducted of a recent outbreak of fmd that swept across the southern part of laos during the second half of 1999. the main objectives of the study were to investigate the possible routes of transmission of the di ...	2002	12523705