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Rift Valley fever surveillance

FAO Animal Production and Health Manual No. 21.












Jeffrey Mariner. 2018. Rift Valley Fever Surveillance. FAO Animal Production and Health Manual No. 21. Rome. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 



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