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Science 16 January 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5912, p. 324
DOI: 10.1126/science.323.5912.324a
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AVIAN INFLUENZA:
Infection Study Worries Farmers, Bird Lovers

Martin Enserink

Dutch researchers have embarked on a study in which they deliberately infect wild swans with avian influenza to study the effects on bird migration and viral spread. The experiment has triggered consternation among poultry farmers and bird lovers, who worry that the virus could infect poultry or threaten wild birds.

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