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W. B. Karesh / WCS Assessment & Monitoring
Dec April green turtles 9 loggerheads 16 leatherbacks Only 18 artisanal fishermen Northern Buenos Aires
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W.B Karesh / WCS
LPAI To HPAI
LPAI To HPAI
LPAI To HPAI
Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS) for Wild Birds GNAIS
GAINS in Practice Data users and policy makers (WHO, FAO, OIE, USDA, CDC, HHS, local officials, private industry, individuals, etc. (OFFLU) GAINS Field Training Unit GAINS Data Center
W. B. Karesh / WCS
Mongolian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Veterinary Medicine State Central Veterinary Laboratory Ministry of Food and Agriculture Veterinary Department Ministry of Health
W. B. Karesh / WCS
W.B. Karesh, 2005
R. Thomson, 2007
Paek, Woon kee / NSM Korea
E. Bennett / WCS
W.B. Karesh, 2005
R. Thomson, 2007
Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance (GAINS) for Wild Birds GNAIS