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. 2005 May 26;435(7041):419-20.
doi: 10.1038/435419a.

Global task force for influenza

Ron Fouchier  1 , Thijs Kuiken, Guus Rimmelzwaan, Albert Osterhaus
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Global task force for influenza

Ron Fouchier et al. Nature. .

Abstract

Early detection and rapid response to bird flu, on a global scale, will drastically cut the costs of dealing with a full-blown human flu pandemic, argue Ron Fouchier, Thijs Kuiken, Guus Rimmelzwaan and Albert Osterhaus.

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Pulling together: agency cooperation is essential to prepare for the threat posed by avian flu. R. VOGEL/AP
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Group effort: to tackle flu effectively, greater coordination is needed between the health workers providing vaccinations (above) and the veterinarians monitoring poultry (below). J. FAVRE/AP
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