Counting the costs of a global epidemic: "Swiftness of action is also essential. When SARS struck, there was criticism of China's delayed response and allegations of a cover up. But the country's reaction in 2013 to H7N9, a new form of avian flu, has been praised: bird markets were shut, and poultry was culled. Just last month authorities in Hong Kong destroyed 20,000 chickens after H7N9 was found in poultry from mainland China."
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