Virologist Ron Fouchier of Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has lost a court case against the Dutch government over a controversial study that led to the creation of an H5N1 flu virus that's transmissible between ferrets. On 20 September, a district court in Haarlem concluded that the government was right to order Fouchier to apply for an export permit before sending a manuscript about his work to Science last year-a ruling that may complicate future flu work.
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