Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove
Vincent, Dick, and Alan consider Reston ebolavirus in swine, historical perspective of H1N1 influenza virus emergence and circulation, Tamiflu-resistant H1N1, Tamiflu in Japanese river waters, transmission of H1N1 virus in ferrets, and pneumonia and respiratory failure from H1N1 in Mexico.
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Links for this episode:
- Reston ebolavirus in Philippine swine
- Historical perspective on H1N1 virus
- Salk’s 1947 article on flu vaccine failure
- Persistent legacy of 1918 H1N1 virus
- Tamiflu resistant H1N1 virus (AP article)
- Tamiflu in Japanese river waters
- H1N1 infection of ferrets (article one and two)
- Pneumonia and respiratory failure from S-OIV in Mexico
- DNA-based equine WNV vaccine (thanks Peter!)
- Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas Acheson
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I note you mention H1N1 infection of ferrets. This is very worrying for obvious reasons.