Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Gustavo Palacios, and Mady Hornig

A TWiV panel of five considers the finding of Streptococcus pneumoniae in fatal H1N1 cases in Argentina, hysteria in the Ukraine over pandemic influenza, and human vaccinia infection after contact with a raccoon rabies vaccine bait.

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Links for this episode:

• Argentine flu death mystery
• H1N1 influenza outbreak in Ukraine (article one and two, and WHO statement)
• Human vaccinia infection after contact with rabies vaccine bait
• Agrippal S1 inactivated H1N1 vaccine (pdf – thanks Ariel and Ayelet)
• Nick’s letter on viruses and life
• Take the poll: are viruses alive?

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