Scientific Opinion on the Role of Tick Vectors in the Epidemiology of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and African Swine Fever in Eurasia

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Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

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ASF; CCHF; Europe; Hyalomma; Ornithodoros; tick borne disease; vector

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EID: 84875604980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1703     Document Type: Note

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