Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Stephen Morse
Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus.
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Links for this episode:
- Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee
- Arsenic compromises the immune response to influenza in mice
- Facemasks prevent flu transmission in a mathematical model
- Serum cross-reactive antibody response to the new H1N1 influenza virus
- Antigenic and genetic characteristics of the new H1N1 influenza viruses
- Preparation of influenza virus vaccine seeds
- Paul Ewald on the evolution of virulence
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