Virologists rely on the research literature not only to publish their findings, but to keep up with what other virologists are doing. PubMed, a database that provides citations from many life sciences journals and related resources, provides an easy way to search the entire biomedical literature and is used by most virologists on a daily …
I came across an article in Saukvalley.com about VHSV, or viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, which causes disease in fish. I have never worked on viruses of fish, but they’re fascinating, and economically very, very important. So let’s have a look at what this article is about. VHSV causes a very serious disease of fresh and …
Transmission of wild poliovirus continues in four countries: Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. From January 2006 to February 2007, the number of polio cases increased in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Poliovirus continues to circulate in these countries because insufficent numbers of infants receive three doses of oral polio vaccine – 69% and 64% in Afghanistan and …
MMWR reports on 6 April 2007 that measles has been eliminated from South Korea. The history of measles in South Korea provides a useful example of how immunization practices need to be flexible to achieve their goals. Measles vaccine was first introduced into South Korea in 1965, and was included in the national immunization program …
There is an interesting article on ArsTechnica this week by Hannibal entitled Blogging and job prospects: from the academy to the SCOTUS. The basic premise is that one’s soul is usually bared in a blog, and topics are often discussed that would never be addressed in a job interview. He quotes from an article in …
I note the recent passing of Marshall Horwitz on 31 May 2005. Dr. Horwitz was an internationally recognized virologist who made important contributions to our understanding of adenoviruses, causative agents of respiratory, enteric, and opthalmologic infections. In the course of his career he studied many aspects of the biology of adenovirus, including how the DNA …
