On episode #95 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich consider the end of the influenza H1N1 pandemic, dengue in Florida, vaccinia virus infection in Brazilian monkeys, and viruses in the faecal microbiota.
Host links Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Links for this episode:

WHO declares end of influenza H1N1 pandemic
CDC's FluView
WHO global monitoring of influenza
Locally acquired dengue in Key West, Florida (MMWR)
CDC page on dengue
Vaccinia virus infection in monkeys of the Brazilian Amazon
Dam site where animals were collected for vaccinia study (Google maps)
Rich's article: Whence feral vaccinia?
Viruses in the faecal microbiota of monozygotic twins and their Mothers (Nature)
New Yorker article The Treatment (thanks, Jim!)
Letters read on TWiV 95

Weekly science picks:
Alan - Families Fighting Flu Rich - Food, Inc. Dickson -  Fuel Vincent - MIT Open Courseware Michael -  Waiting for Superman and Can Science Feed the World? (Nature)

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