TWiV 40: Tamiflu in the water

Vincent Racaniello — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:04:31 +0000

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove

Vincent, Dick, and Alan consider Reston ebolavirus in swine, historical perspective of H1N1 influenza virus emergence and circulation, Tamiflu-resistant H1N1, Tamiflu in Japanese river waters, transmission of H1N1 virus in ferrets, and pneumonia and respiratory failure from H1N1 in Mexico.

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Links for this episode:

Reston ebolavirus in Philippine swine

Historical perspective on H1N1 virus

Salk’s 1947 article on flu vaccine failure

Persistent legacy of 1918 H1N1 virus

Tamiflu resistant H1N1 virus (AP article)

Tamiflu in Japanese river waters

H1N1 infection of ferrets (article one and two)

Pneumonia and respiratory failure from S-OIV in Mexico

DNA-based equine WNV vaccine (thanks Peter!)

Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas Acheson

Weekly Science Picks
Alan Coming to Life by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
Dick Monsters Inside Me from Discovery Channel
Vincent Microbeworld

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TWiV 40: Tamiflu in the water

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove