Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Animal Health and Welfare (AHAW) regarding the assessment of the risk of Echinococcosis introduction into the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Malta and Finland as a consequence of abandoning national rules

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

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Alveolar echinococcosis; echinococcosis; Echinococcus multilocularis; Echinococcus multilocularis distribution; Fox tapeworm; hydatidosis; Praziquantel; risk assessment

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DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.441     Document Type: Article

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