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Infectivity of Eggs of Taenia taeniaeformis after Anerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge – A Possible Model for Taenia saginata Egg Resistance

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Olsen, J.E., Nansen, P. Infectivity of Eggs of Taenia taeniaeformis after Anerobic Digestion of Sewage Sludge – A Possible Model for Taenia saginata Egg Resistance. Acta Vet Scand 31, 377–379 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547551

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