Sample size for serological surveillance of Aujeszky's disease in Korea
2007
Kim, E.T. (Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea) | Pak, S.I. (Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea), E-mail: paksi@kangwon.ac.kr | Park, C.K. (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Republic of Korea) | Kweon, C.H. (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Republic of Korea)
Serological surveillance programs in animal populations are becoming increasingly important to estimate prevalence of a specific disease and subsequently to document disease-free status in a region or a country. For these purposes, the programs need to be based on both theoretical and economical aspects from the designing phase. From Aujeszky's disease (AD)-eradication program point of view, group of animals (aggregates, herds) not individual animal is the more important sampling unit of concern.
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