Report of the 3rd Roundtable meeting on FMD control in the Middle-East and North Africa

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Report of the 3rd Roundtable meeting on FMD control in the Middle-East and North Africa

Damascus, Syria, 6-7th November 2006

Year of publication 2006

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 11p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Meeting

Edition 1

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Statutory body / Meeting title European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD). Standing Technical Committee (STC)

Meeting symbol N/A

Meeting Session Number -

Meeting date 6-7 November 2006

Meeting location Damascus, Syria

Language English

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