Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich Condit chat about infectious salmon anemia virus, virus-resistant grapevines, virulence of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, origin of 1918 influenza virus, holy water ban to halt influenza, frequency of human WU and KI polyomavirus infection, rabies in China, and host species of sin nombre virus.
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Links for this episode:
- Wal-Mart stops buying Chile salmon on virus outbreak
- Virus-resistant grapevines
- Virulence of H1N1 pandemic influenza virus in animal models
- Did 1918 influenza virus originate in birds or not?
- Holy water ban to halt swine flu
- Frequent Human Infection with WU and KI Polyomaviruses
- Rabies in China
- Increased Host Species Diversity and Decreased Prevalence of Sin Nombre Virus
- Fast, cheap PCR for crime scenes (thanks Jim!)
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Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
just guessing … fish flu is just a headline to make us listen
(which I won't now, maybe later)
I usually pick episode names from things that come up during
recording. The title came from the episode; fish are infected with a
member of the orthomyxoviridae, and one participant called it 'fish
flu'. I find it's not necessary to 'get' people to listen to twiv;
most are simply interested in learning virology from virologists. I
make no money from twiv; I do it to teach people what I know and what
they want to know.
Interesting blog. It would be great if you can provide more details about it. Thanks a load!
regards
charcoal grill
I am interested in hearing your discussion about Infectious Salmon
Anemia, but can’t seem to get into the link you posted.
I live on the
west coast of BC Canada where many people suspect this virus may already
be. We also have very serious sea lice problems caused by the salmon
farms and sea lice can help spread the disease. Studies have shown that
ISA is transferable among various genus and species of salmon, and our
wild salmon stocks are in serious decline since the advent of the fish
farms.
However, our government seems to be in bed, or in the same
pocket, with the Aquaculture companies (92% owned by Norwegians) and
everything is cloaked in secrecy