On This Week in Virology episode 14, Vincent and Alan discuss a personal experience with viral upper respiratory tract infection (common cold), determinants of transmission of H5N1 influenza virus, the death of an HIV denialist, and the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to …
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This Week in Virology #12 has been posted at twiv.tv. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #12 In this episode, Vincent, Alan, and Angela discuss Kuru, prions in milk, ancient lentiviruses found in the chromosomes of lemurs, a respiratory syncytial virus vaccine failure in the 1960s, and recent outbreaks of H5N1 …
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Guan Yi, an expert on H5N1 influenza virus, is quoted in China Daily as saying that “The virus is definitely mutating”. Yi’s comments were in reference to the continuing pandemic of H5N1 influenza in poultry farms. He indicates that some farms are using a vaccine against an American H5N2 strain, which is not likely to …
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