Risk related to household pets in contact with Ebola cases in humans

EFSA Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

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assessment; cats; dogs; Ebola; pets; transmission; virus

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EID: 85031964610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3930     Document Type: Article

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