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UW flu scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka plans to study new strain from China

UW-Madison scientist Yoshihiro Kawaoka plans to study the new bird flu virus that has caused a human outbreak in China.Kawaoka, who researches many kinds of influenza viruses, plans to study the H7N9 virus that has killed at least seven people in China, UW-Madison spokesman Terry Devitt said Tuesday.