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DuPont helps fight bird flu

May 29, 2006 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 84, Issue 22

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Workers in protective suits spray Virkon S disinfectant to limit spread of avian flu.
Credit: DuPont Photo
Workers in protective suits spray Virkon S disinfectant to limit spread of avian flu.

DuPont will sell initial supplies of its Virkon S veterinary disinfectant to the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization. The disinfectant will meet the short-term needs of Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and African countries in preventing spread of the H5N1 avian influenza virus.

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