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...that the
groundnut rosette virus
, which causes serious damage to peanut crops in Africa
(plant pictured)
, is spread by the
groundnut aphid
?
...that
Oguntola Sapara
infiltrated and exposed a secret society in
Nigeria
that was deliberately spreading
smallpox
?
...that with the
2008 bird flu outbreak in West Bengal
, 16,000 birds were destroyed in
Itahar
, but health workers retreated from villages that refused to kill their birds?
...that
Preparing for Emergencies
was a
British
Home Office
programme to increase public safety after several major disasters, including the
Madrid bombings
,
SARS
outbreak and
UK foot and mouth crisis
?
...that
Sounds of HIV
sets the
genome
of the
HIV/AIDS
virus to music?
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