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...that infectious salmon anaemia is a viral disease of Atlantic Salmon (pictured) which affects fish farms in Canada, Norway, and Scotland?
...that William Close, the physician father of actress Glenn Close, played a pivotal role in stemming the outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire in 1976?
...that the bird flu pre-pandemic vaccine Pandemrix is the first to be approved by the EU for the inoculation of populations in the early stages of a bird flu pandemic?
...that in 2001, HIV/AIDS campaigner Minoo Mohraz defied a media ban by using the word "condom" on Iranian national television?
...that the history of Swansea includes an epidemic of yellow fever in 1865, the only outbreak of that disease on the British mainland?

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 *...that '''[[William Close]]''', the physician father of actress [[Glenn Close]], played a pivotal role in stemming the outbreak of the [[Ebola]] virus in [[Zaire]] in 1976?
 *...that the [[Influenza A virus subtype H5N1|bird flu]] pre-[[pandemic]] [[vaccine]] '''[[Pandemrix]]''' is the first to be approved by the [[European Union|EU]] for the [[inoculation]] of populations in the early stages of a bird flu pandemic?
+*...that in 2001, [[HIV/AIDS]] campaigner '''[[Minoo Mohraz]]''' defied a media ban by using the word "[[condom]]" on [[Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting|Iranian national television]]?
-*...that following his research for '''''[[Epidemiology in Country Practice]]''''', [[William Pickles]] observed that "studies in epidemiology sometimes reveal romances"?
 *...that the '''[[history of Swansea]]''' includes an [[epidemic]] of [[yellow fever]] in [[1865]], the only [[outbreak]] of that disease on the [[Great Britain|British]] mainland?