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TWiV 190: The second ferret of the Apocalypse

  • July 1, 2012
  • Tagged as: aerosol, airborne, ferret, fouchier, H5N1, influenza, mutation, NSABB, pandemic, selection, transmission, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy review selection of influenza H5N1 viruses that can transmit among ferrets by aerosol.

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TWiV 177: Live in Dublin

  • April 1, 2012
  • Tagged as: bunyavirus, ferret, fouchier, H5N1, influenza, schmallenberg, SGM, transmission, viral, virology, virus

A discussion of avian influenza H5N1 transmission experiments in ferrets and novel bunyaviruses at the 2012 Spring Conference of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin, Ireland.

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TWiV 127: Viruses are no joke

  • April 3, 2011
  • Tagged as: biofilm, bunyavirus, congo, fever, htlv-1, podcast, Polio, poliovirus, retrovirus, thrombocytopenia, transmission, TWiV, viral, viral synapse, virology, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Rich explore a novel bunyavirus isolated in China, the recent polio outbreak in Republic of the Congo, and cell to cell transmission of a retrovirus by biofilm-like extracellular assemblies.

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TWiV 56: Perspicuously perspicacious

  • November 1, 2009
  • Tagged as: adjuvant, H1N1, hand washing, influenza, nanoparticle, pandemic, swine flu, transmission, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Cliff answer questions from listeners on swine influenza origins, transmission, virulence, and vaccines, HIV and AIDS, and more.

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TWiV 34: Arsenic and facemasks

  • May 31, 2009
  • Tagged as: arsenic, facemask, H1N1, influenza, Smallpox, swine flu, transmission, Vaccine, vaccinia, viral, virology, virulence, virus

Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus.

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TWiV 31: Fever plus cough or sore throat

  • May 10, 2009
  • Tagged as: bocavirus, canine parvovirus, gastroenteritis, GISAID, H1N1, influenza, pandemic, parvovirus, swine flu, transmission, viral, virology, virus

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Marc Pelletier summarize the past week’s influenza H1N1 activity, and discuss parvovirus infection of dogs and humans.

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TWiV 21: Viruses of bacteria

  • February 22, 2009
  • Tagged as: bacteriophage, dengue, influenza, Lambda, mosquito, nudivirus, polydnavirus, transmission, Wasp

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Max Gottesman discuss an unusual wasp-virus symbiosis, influenza transmission and absolute humidity, how mosquitoes survive Dengue virus infection, and viruses of bacteria.

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TWiV 7: Viruses in video games

  • November 7, 2008
  • Tagged as: bioshock, infection, pandemic, transmission, video game, viral, virology, virus, viruses, world of warcraft

Vincent, Dick, and Aidan discuss how viral infections play prominent roles in notable video games. Three games are discussed: World of Warcraft, Pandemic II, and Bioshock.

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