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Technical guidelines on rapid risk assessment for animal health threats












Last updated date 01/03/2021 (acknowledgements updated), see corrigendum


FAO. 2021. Technical guidelines on rapid risk assessment for animal health threats. FAO Animal Production and Health Guidelines No. 24. Rome.





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