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INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Avian Influenza Makes a Comeback, Reviving Pandemic Worries
Dennis Normile and Martin Enserink
In the past 2 weeks, China, Vietnam, and Thailand have all reported new outbreaks of the bird virus H5N1 that scientists fear could evolve into a flu pandemic if unchecked.