Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team discusses recent cases of polio-like paralysis in California, and the virome of 14th century paleofeces.
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MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (EID)
Virologist Al Kapikian dies
Polio-like illness in CA (ProMedMail)
Acute flaccid paralysis
AFP in India (EID)
Enterovirus 68 (MMWR)
EV 68 CNS infection (Arch Path Lab Med)
Polio-free does not mean paralysis-free (The Hindu)
Viruses in 14th century coprolite (AEM)
Coprolite and paleofeces
Ancient poxvirus (EID)
Giant coprolite (WordADay)
Letters read on TWiV 274

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