This Week in Virology » canine parvovirus http://www.twiv.tv A netcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:54:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 TWiV 31: Fever plus cough or sore throat http://www.twiv.tv/2009/05/10/twiv-31-fever-plus-cough-or-sore-throat/ http://www.twiv.tv/2009/05/10/twiv-31-fever-plus-cough-or-sore-throat/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 14:53:54 +0000 Vincent Racaniello http://www.twiv.tv/?p=438



Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Marc Pelletier

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Marc Pelletier summarize the past week’s influenza H1N1 activity, and discuss parvovirus infection of dogs and humans.

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Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #31 (51 MB .mp3,  73 minutes)

Links for this episode:

  • CDC and WHO web pages on the new influenza strain
  • MMWR update on influenza
  • Excellent influenza vaccine timeline at USA Today
  • Sequences of influenza isolates are at NCBI and GISAID (registration required)
  • Euthanizing dogs due to canine parvovirus
  • Novel bocavirus associated with acute gastroenteritis in Australian children
  • Viral genes that confer transmission of avian influenza virus through the air – PNAS
  • Influenza in feral pigs (J Wildlife Dis)

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