Introduction of African swine fever into the European Union through illegal importation of pork and pork products.

Introduction of African swine fever into the European Union through illegal importation of pork and pork products.

Transboundary animal diseases can have very severe socio-economic impacts when introduced into new regions. The history of disease incursions into the European Union suggests that initial outbreaks were often initiated by illegal importation of meat and derived products. The European Union would ben...

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Main Authors: Solenne Costard, Bryony Anne Jones, Beatriz Martínez-López, Lina Mur, Ana de la Torre, Marta Martínez, Fernando Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Jose-Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno, Dirk Udo Pfeiffer, Barbara Wieland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3627463?pdf=render

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