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Published online 28 November 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031124-11
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West Nile Virus may have felled Alexander the Great
Dying ravens provide clue to conqueror's swift demise.
He ruled Macedonia, crushed the Persian Empire and invaded India. But a simple infection with West Nile virus may finally have toppled Alexander the Great.
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