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Thu 11 Nov 2008Malaria one-two could stop bird flu
A researcher at UCC is studying a vaccine that could protect against any form of influenza, including bird flu, informed by earlier work on a two-step anti-malaria vaccine, writes Dick Ahlstrom
RESEARCHERS working to find a vaccine against the dangerous bird flu virus are borrowing an idea from boxing - that a one-two combination punch can win the day. They have devised a two-step vaccine that should work not just against bird flu but against any form of the influenza virus.
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