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	Study: Bats host virus dangerous to humans

dorine

6-29-2007 9:43 AM

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bats, virus, malaysia, discovery, science

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finish quote: ... is going to make future diagnoses of unknown viruses more accurate, as we can now add it to the list of new and emerging viruses," Wang said.

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