TWiV #95 - Does a virus shift in the woods?
On episode #95 of the podcast This Week in Virology,\xa0Vincent, Dickson, Alan, and Rich consider the end of the influenza H1N1 pandemic, dengue in Florida, vaccinia virus infection in Brazilian monkeys, and viruses in the faecal microbiota.
\nHost links Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove, and\xa0Rich Condit
\nLinks for this episode:\n- \n
- WHO declares end of influenza H1N1 pandemic \n
- CDC's FluView \n
- WHO global monitoring of influenza \n
- Locally acquired dengue in Key West, Florida (MMWR) \n
- CDC page on dengue \n
- Vaccinia virus infection in monkeys of the\xa0Brazilian Amazon \n
- Dam site where animals were collected for vaccinia study (Google maps) \n
- Rich's article: Whence feral vaccinia? \n
- Viruses in the faecal microbiota of monozygotic twins and their Mothers (Nature) \n
- New Yorker article The Treatment (thanks, Jim!) \n
- Letters read on TWiV 95 \n
Alan - Families Fighting Flu
Rich - Food, Inc.
Dickson - \xa0Fuel
Vincent - MIT Open Courseware
Michael - \xa0Waiting for Superman and Can Science Feed the World? (Nature)