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American Family Physician September 1, 2006 Gregory Juckett	Avian Influenza: Preparing for a Pandemic Preparing for a new influenza pandemic involves increasing global influenza surveillance and developing practical strategies for containing outbreaks at the source.
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Chemistry World February 17, 2014 Helen Bache	Small molecules stop cervical cancer virus assembling Researchers in China have disrupted the life cycle of the leading cause of cervical cancer -- the human papilloma virus -- using a macrocyclic molecule called a pillarene.
Chemistry World July 6, 2012 Steve Down	Flu fighters are wired Scientists from Peking University and the University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, have devised a test which uses a biosensor made from a grid of silicon nanowires which have been functionalized with influenza A antibodies to trap proteins from the virus.
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Popular Mechanics July 31, 2007 John Galvin	Spanish Flu Pandemic: 1918 The influenza pandemic of 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people around the world -- 34 million more than died from the First World War in progress alongside it.
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BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Catherine Arnst	A Hot Zone In The Heartland Little could be done to contain a deadly avian flu outbreak. Right now, the U.S. has no national pandemic preparedness plan, either for treating large numbers of patients or for dealing with the resulting economic and social disruptions.
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