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Risk of foot-and-mouth disease SAT2 introduction and spread in countries in the Near East and West Eurasia

FAO Qualitative Risk Assessment, October 2023












McLaws, M., Ahmadi, B.V., Condoleo, R., Limon, G., Kamata, A., Arshed, M., Rozstalnyy, A., Rosso, F. & Dhingra, M. 2023. Risk of foot-and-mouth disease SAT2 introduction and spread in countries in the Near East and West Eurasia – FAOQualitative Risk Assessment, October 2023. Rome, FAO.




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