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COVID-19 and animals: Information on risk mitigation measures for livestock and agricultural professionals

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 5p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

ISBN 978-92-5-133769-1

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) In response to the growing concern caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 variant strain, FAO has prepared this document to raise awareness amongst livestock professionals about highly susceptible captive farmed wild or domestic species and provide practical guidelines on how to prevent infecting animals or getting infected.

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​FAO. 2021. COVID-19 and animals: Information on risk mitigation measures for livestock and agricultural professionals. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb2549en

Language English

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