title: Investigation of the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease virus by the burning of animal carcases on open pyres.
abstract: An atmospheric dispersion model was used to predict the airborne spread and concentrations of foot-and-mouth disease virus within the plumes generated by 11 pyres built to burn infected carcases during the epidemic of 2001 in the UK. On the basis of assumptions about the quantity of virus emitted during the three hours after the pyres were built and the threshold concentration of virus required to cause an infection in cattle, it was concluded that none of the disease breakdowns which occurred under the plumes was due to the spread of virus from the pyres.
authors.affiliation: Met Office, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Champion
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gloster
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ryall
authors.forename: A J M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Garland
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000635:transmission*; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D017745:Incineration; D006113:United Kingdom