Surveillance and monitoring of Toxoplasma in humans, food and animals - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards

EFSA Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

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animal; detection methods; food; human; monitoring; surveillance; Toxoplasma; toxoplasmosis

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EID: 85057922494     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.583     Document Type: Article

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