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02 July 2014
Reference 3 in this story originally cited the wrong paper. The correct citation is S. Herfst et al. Science 336, 1534–1541 (2012). The text has been corrected to reflect this.
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Butler, D., Maher, B. Risks of flu work underrated. Nature 511, 13–14 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/511013a
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