Avian Flu Virus Study (IMAGE)

Cornell University

Avian Flu Virus Study

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To test whether the H5N2 virus could survive water treatments, such as chlorine, UV light and bacterial digesters, chicken embryos were inoculated with the treated virus. Days later researchers removed fluid from the eggs and tested whether the virus survived and replicated.

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Alexis Wenski-Roberts/Cornell

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