Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Dick, and Alan talk about insect and human dengue virus host proteins, equine vaccine for WNV and EEEV, return of swine flu to humans, spread of polio in Africa, and listener email.
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- Discovery of insect and human dengue virus host proteins
- Immunize your horse with PreveNile
- Swine flu returns to California, Texas, Mexico
- Polio spreads from Nigeria to 15 African countries
- Dead Chinese woman on Russian train: no SARS or influenza
- Jenny McCarthy body count
- Ten dumbass reasons why people don’t get their flu shots
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