Assessment of Echinococcus multilocularis surveillance reports submitted 2013 in the context of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011

EFSA Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

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Author keywords

absence of infection; Echinococcus multilocularis; freedom from disease; surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062144767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2013.3465     Document Type: Article

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