Studies on influenza virus transmission between ferrets: the public health risks revisited.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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Corrections and comments

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  Reply to "Studies on influenza virus transmission between ferrets: the public health risks revisited".2015
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  Comments on Fouchier's calculation of risk and elapsed time for escape of a laboratory-acquired infection from his laboratory.2015
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  Reply to "Comments on Fouchier's calculation of risk and elapsed time for escape of a laboratory-acquired infection from his laboratory".2015
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  Moratorium on research intended to create novel potential pandemic pathogens.2014

Authors and funding

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Funding

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Abstract

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