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Erasmus University again – Scientist agrees not to publish how to create a virulent bird flu virus strain

December 21, 2011

Ron Fouchier

After the recent sacking of Professor Don Poldermans for misconduct,  Erasmus Medical Centre is in the news again. This time it is the work of virologist Ron Fouchier with the bird flu virus which is attracting attention:

Dutch Scientist Agrees to Omit Published Details of Highly Contagious Bird Flu Findings

The virologist who created a potentially dangerous, mutant strain of the deadly bird flu virus has agreed to omit methodology details from his published reports on the new strain. The decision came after the U.S. government warned Tuesday that published details of the experiment could be used to create a biological warfare weapon.

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