The European Union summary report on trends and sources of zoonoses, zoonotic agents and food-borne outbreaks in 2014

EFSA Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

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Campylobacter; food borne outbreaks; Listeria; monitoring; parasites; Salmonella; zoonoses

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EID: 85047380624     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4329     Document Type: Article

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