Frontline virus scientists tracking down the next killer superbug | 60 Minutes Australia

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The flu season used to mean household variety snuffles and sore throats. But nowadays, catch the wrong strain and you could end up in hospital or worse. In 2009, it was swine flu, we picked that one up from pigs. And, as Liam Bartlett discovered, that's just the start of it. Bats, birds, horses, monkeys, they all carry bugs that could kill millions. Ground zero is Africa where our frontline scientists, the virus hunters, are scouring the jungles tracking down the next big killer.

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