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Decision Tool for Assessing the Likelihood of an Intentional Foodborne Illness Outbreak
Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are frequent, but intentional cases are rare. Authorities dealing with suspected intentional foodborne illness outbreaks need a decision support tool to help distinguish accide...
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Integrating Crop Bioterrorism Hazards into Pest Risk Assessment Tools
Risks from intentional releases of organisms to agriculture, the food chain or the environment must be assessed to ensure proportionate planning, just as accidental releases from trade or natural spread must b...
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A Systems Approach to Planthopper Population Dynamics and Its Contribution to the Definition of Pest Management Options
Changes in pest management technology and in its perception and risk have resulted in the adoption of different control approaches. As illustrated by developments in the United States, Perkins (1982) showed th...
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Systems Analysis and Rice Pest Management
Rice pest problems are complex. The level of pest attack and damage, and the way in which rice farmers deal with them are determined by a range of factors, including ecological and technical features of the cr...
