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Brian Vastag

JAMA. 2002;288:2391-2395.

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Washington—In December 1997, news watchers were confronted with sobering images of government workers in Hong Kong slaughtering 1.4 million chickens in a massive effort to prevent avian influenza from spreading through the densely populated city and, potentially, across the globe.

Earlier that year, what was later identified as a strain of influenza previously known to infect birds, but not people, had sent 18 patients to Hong Kong hospitals. The first case led to the death of a 3-year-old boy, followed by the deaths of five other patients.

Chickens—on their feet and on the rack—for sale at a shop in Hong Kong. In June 2001 and May 2002, a total of 4 million chickens were destroyed there to stanch the potential spread of influenza. (Photo credit: Corbis)

Somehow the virus had jumped species. Working with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hong Kong health officials . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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