TWiV #40 - Tamiflu in the water

12/07/2009 1h 10min
TWiV #40 - Tamiflu in the water

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Episode Synopsis

 
In episode 40 of "This Week in Virology", hosts Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove 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.
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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