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cord-001527-x8yswoua	Lipsitch, Marc	Reply to “Studies on Influenza Virus Transmission between Ferrets: the Public Health Risks Revisited”	2015-01-23		.txt	text/plain	4673	205	45	title: Reply to "Studies on Influenza Virus Transmission between Ferrets: the Public Health Risks Revisited" Likewise, Yoshihiro Kawaoka described the purpose of his ferret gain-of-transmission studies as "[t]o determine whether H5N1 viruses could be transmitted between humans" (25) , and the original reports of ferret transmission experiments say that pandemic potential is associated with the changes observed. Fouchier asserts that his claims of the likely low human transmissibility and lethality of the ferret-adapted strains should not be interpreted as reducing the likely benefits of the work for public health. In summary, while the possibility that ferret gain-of-transmission strains are attenuated in humans modestly reduces the risk estimate associated with producing and using them, it may nullify and even reverse the utility of such studies for public health. Studies on influenza virus transmission between ferrets; the public health risks revisited	./cache/cord-001527-x8yswoua.txt	./txt/cord-001527-x8yswoua.txt