Biosecurity and insecurity: the interaction between policy and ritual during the foot and mouth crisis

In 2001 a highly infectious animal disease, foot and mouth disease, broke out in the UK and spread rapidly. In May, when the spread seemed to be slowing down, new disease hotspots appeared in previously little affected regions, such as North Yorkshire. New biosecurity rules were imposed. Based on a...

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Main Authors: Nerlich, Brigitte, Wright, Nick
Format: Article
Published: White Horse Press 2006
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1314/