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  1. Epidemiological Research Team, National Institute of Animal Health, 305-0856, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

    Toshiyuki Tsutsui

  2. Division of Biomedical Food Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya-ku, 158-8501, Tokyo, Japan

    Fumiko Kasuga

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    Tsutsui, T., Kasuga, F. (2009). Quantitative Risk Assessment of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. In: Toldrá, F. (eds) Safety of Meat and Processed Meat. Food Microbiology and Food Safety. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89026-5_24

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