Scientific Opinion on African swine fever

EFSA Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

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Author keywords

African swine fever; domestic pigs; Eastern Europe; endemicity; risk assessment; wild boar

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EID: 85064397979     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3628     Document Type: Review

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