Richard Webby joins TWiV to review the history of avian H5N1 influenza virus, the recent change in epidemiological patterns, infection of dairy cattle in the US, and the risk of an outbreak in humans.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Richard Webby
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- Webby research laboratory 5:39
- H5N1 virus in dairy cattle and cats (Emerg Inf Dis) 26:55
- Emergence of H5N1 virus in dairy cattle (bioRxiv) 19:36
- Spillover potential of H9N2 bat virus (Nat Commun and TWiV 1111) 49:02
- Letters read on TWiV 1113 53:06
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Brianne – The Little Researcher (from Bioss)
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Vincent – Errant Science
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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