TWiV #45 - Hendra and polio are back

16/08/2009 1h 25min
TWiV #45 - Hendra and polio are back

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Episode Synopsis

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos tackle the Hendra virus disease outbreak in Australia, AIDS-like disease in wild chimps, return of polio type 2 in Nigeria, the influenza pandemic wave, and rabies in three countries.
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Hendra virus killing horses in Australia
AIDS-like disease in wild chimps [ NY Times ]
Polio type 2 returns in Nigeria
Influenza pandemic wave [Branswell ]
Rabies in Ukraine , South Africa , and USA
Cell phones turned into fluorescent microscopes [Thanks, Jim!]
HIV-1 vaccine trial in South Africa [Thanks Duncan!]
Forum discussion on flu vaccine [Thanks James!]
The Brain Science Podcast [Thanks Jim!]
WHO note on H1N1 vaccine safety
CDC information on H1N1 vaccines
Hans Christian Orsted

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