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Bird flu

FT briefing: bird flu

By Clive Cookson

Published: August 23 2005 10:24 | Last updated: February 5 2007 07:28

Following Britain’s first outbreak of H5N1 virus on a commerical poultry farm, FT.com explains what causes the disease, how it is spread and whether it could become a serious global threat to human health.

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