UK government collaborations to manage threats to animal and human health
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UK government collaborations to manage threats to animal and human health.
The confluence of human and animal health has, once again, been brought under the spotlight by the current epidemic of avian influenza (H5N1 virus) affecting poultry and humans across South East Asia and by its recent spread into Europe. Understanding and developing the multiple links between these two fields is essential for establishing effective surveillance, preparedness, and response strat...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1216