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H5N1 Flu Virus Mixed With Experimental Human Flu Strain – Why And How?

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H5N1 Flu Virus Mixed With Experimental Human Flu Strain – Why And How?

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Well now, isn’t this interesting…? Date: Wed 25 Feb 2009 Source: CHealth, Canadian Press report [edited] Officials are trying to get to the bottom of how vaccine manufacturer Baxter International Inc. made “experimental virus material” based on a human flu strain but contaminated with the H5N1 avian flu virus and then distributed it to an Austrian company. That company, Avir Green Hills Biotechnology, then disseminated the supposed H3N2 virus product to subcontractors in the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Germany. Authorities in the 4 European countries are looking into the incident, and their efforts are being closely watched by the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Control. Though it appears none of the 36 or 37 people who were exposed to the contaminated product became infected, the incident is being described as “a serious error” on the part of B

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