Veterinary Epidemiology

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Are you studying a course in veterinary epidemiology? Do you need a book that explains epidemiology in anunderstandable way? Dirk Pfeiffer is Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at theRoyal Veterinary College in London, UK. He has designed and taughtinternational training courses in epidemiology all over thedeveloped and developing world, from Australia to Vietnam. Hecurrently provides scientific expertise to the European Food SafetyAuthority, the European Commission, DEFRA, the UnitedNation's Food and Agriculture Organization and variousnational governments. He has over 20 year's practicalexperience in the field and continues to work on some of the mosthigh profile cases of global animal health. Dirk brings his wealth of knowledge to this concise introductionto the subject. This book covers all the core principles you needto know for your epidemiology course, including: * The basic epidemiological concepts * Understanding and designing epidemiological studies * Measuring cause-effect relationships * Statistical analysis and bias * Sampling methodology * Interpreting diagnostic tests * The basic concepts of disease control and eradication The book will also be of use to animal health professionals whoneed an easy-to-understand introduction to the subject

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