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. 1972 Dec 9;107(11):1087–1091.

Trichinosis from bear meat and adulterated pork products: a major outbreak in British Columiba, 1971.

N Schmitt, E J Bowmer, P C Simon, A S Arneil, D A Clark
PMCID: PMC1941049  PMID: 4674385

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