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TWiV 287: A potentially pandemic podcast

  • June 1, 2014
  • Tagged as: aerosol transmission, avian influenza H5N1, coronavirus, ferret, fouchier, gain of function, kawaoka, laboratory accident, MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome, Nuremberg, pandemic, SARS, viral, virology, virus

Matt updates the TWiV team on MERS-coronavirus, and joins in a discussion of whether we should further regulate research on potentially pandemic pathogens.

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TWiV special: MERS-coronavirus in dromedary camels

  • February 25, 2014
  • Tagged as: dromedary camel, ELISA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, MERS coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome, polymerase chain reaction, viral, virology, virus

Vincent meets up with Ian and Thomas to discuss their finding that MERS-coronavirus has been circulating in dromedary camels in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since at least 1992.

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