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[Jay Currie] Just as importantly, what is known of the avian flu suggests that fully 50% of those infected die from the disease. Which strongly suggests this is a rather different proposition from the 1918 flu where the mortality was considerably lower and may well have been caused by pre-existing conditions.

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