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Nature 423, 5 (1 May 2003) | doi:10.1038/423005b;

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Human fatality adds fresh impetus to fight against bird flu

Munich The death on 17 April of a veterinarian who contracted flu from chickens in the Netherlands has heightened concerns about the threat posed by the disease. Since the outbreak of the illness in late February (see Nature 422, 247; 2003), 18 million chickens have been culled in the Netherlands — including six million killed last week close to the German border.

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