This Week in Virology

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TWiV #75 - Rabies rampant


On episode #75 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Matt review contamination of Rotarix with circovirus DNA, antigenic similarity between 1918 and 2009 H1N1 influenza, a collection of rabies reports, and chicken pox mistaken for smallpox in Uganda.

Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Matthew Frieman

Links for this episode:
  • Contamination of Rotarix vaccine with porcine circovirus 1 DNA
  • Beak and feather disease circovirus (BFDV) threatens parrots
  • Antigenic similarity between 1918 and 2009 H1N1 influenza
  • Presumptive abortive human rabies in Texas
  • Rabies rampant: feline, immunization change, Indonesia, wolf, Texas bat, US equine (thanks, Lenn!)
  • Austin free tailed bats emerging at dusk
  • Suspected smallpox in Uganda
  • T-cell receptor therapy for AIDS (thanks Dorian!)
Weekly science picks:

Matt Bitesize Bio
Alan Free printable graph paper (see also doane paper)
Vincent Avian Flu Diary


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 March 28, 2010  1h19m