Czech researchers exposed to bird flu virus

PRAGUE, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen Czech researchers have been exposed to the H5N1 bird flu virus strain through a contaminated vaccine obtained from an Austrian company, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

The 13 people who had contact with the ferrets were in danger but were not infected with the lethal virus, said Josef Duben, a spokesman for the Czech veterinary authority.

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