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measles

TWiV 48: Outbreaks near you

September 6, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich revisit a vaccinia virus lab accident and viral vaccines produced in plants, then talk about an iPhone app to track infectious diseases, flying foxes, and an inhaled measles vaccine. Sponsor:  Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, [...]

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TWiV 38: Measles

June 28, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Glenn Rall Vincent and Glenn Rall chat about koi herpesvirus, H1N1 influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, attack by a rabid raccoon, and measles. Sponsor:  Try GotoMyPC free for 30 days! For this special offer, visit www.gotomypc.com/podcast [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Links for this episode: Virus suspected in carp die-off: [...]

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TWiV 15: Deer mice, Spanish flu, measles, antiviral resistance

January 13, 2009

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove Vincent, Dick, and Alan converse about hantavirus spread by large deer mice, why the 1918 influenza virus replicates in the lower respiratory tract, measles in Europe, and the growing resistance of  influenza virus to antivirals. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report from [...]

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TWiV 8: HIV resistance, Google flu, measles in Gibraltar, viral batteries

November 14, 2008

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier Vincent and Dick converse about warfare preventing immunization of 120,000 children in Afghanistan, bone marrow transplant curing AIDS patient, Google tracking flu, measles outbreak in Gibraltar, using viruses to make batteries, and small mosquitoes and Dengue. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Article on using viruses to make batteries (PubMed: Virus-enabled [...]

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