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Detection of African swine fever virus in pork products brought to Taiwan by travellers.

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SUBMITTER: Wang WH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609336 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Detection of African swine fever virus in pork products brought to Taiwan by travellers.

Wang Wen-Hung WH Lin Chih-Yen CY Chang Ishcol Max R MR Urbina Aspiro Nayim AN Assavalapsakul Wanchai W Thitithanyanont Arunee A Lu Po-Liang PL Chen Yen-Hsu YH Wang Sheng-Fan SF

Emerging microbes & infections 20190101 1

PMID: 31267844

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