Eternal Vigilance Fingers the Flu

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Eternal Vigilance Fingers the Flu

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Sep 20, 2011

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The influenza virus is hiding and changing in animal populations. Virologist Ab Osterhaus explains how that could make it more lethal and how we have to keep a constant eye on its development. Katherine Harmon reports

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Sep 20, 2011

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