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TWiV 191: When two rights make a wrong

This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

On episode #191 of the science show This Week in Virology, Nissin joins the TWiV crew to discuss an outbreak of lethal disease among Cambodian children, and recombination among attenuated herpesvirus vaccines leading to pathogenic viruses. You can find TWiV #191 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.

Enterovirus 71 Outbreak in Asia

2 Comments / Basic virology, Events, Information / By Vincent Racaniello

There is an ongoing outbreak of enterovirus 71 (EV71) in a broad region of Asia, including China, Vietnam, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Singapore. There have been 3606 cases in China, including 36 deaths. Infection with EV71 is common in Asia, where it causes hand-foot-and-mouth disease in children, a febrile syndrome accompanied by flat or raised red …

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