Iran's computer emergency response team, known as Maher, a branch of the telecommunication ministry, said on Tuesday that it was sharing research information on the virus for the first time ever on its website.

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Chinese and World Health Organization officials said Wednesday in Beijing that they plan to boost surveillance and research on the H7N9 virus to understand its spread and potential for human-to-human transmission.

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Christopher Gadd, of the HIV information service NAM, said the latest research had been carried out not on HIV, but on the virus that causes the respiratory condition Sars.

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Back then AIDS vaccine research was focused on stimulating the immune system to produce antibodies against the virus, a standard strategy that worked for polio and other diseases.

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