TWiV 181: ORFan poxviruses and nIRFing prions

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Rich, and Kathy discuss Cotia virus, a new poxvirus, Orf virus infections associated with handling goats and lamb, and the innate immune response to prions.

Links for this episode:

• Cotia virus (J Virol)
• Human Orf virus exposures (MMWR)
• IRF3 protects agains prion infection (J Virol)
• A mad cow in America (virology blog)
• Human orf (pdf)
• Space shuttle flies outside my window (YouTube)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 181

Weekly Science Picks

Kathy - Astronomy Picture of the Day (especially this and this)Rich - Tom Lehrer Element Song (YouTube)Vincent - Albert B. Sabin Archives

Listener Pick of the Week

Mark - Netter's Infectious Diseases by Elaine C. Jong and Dennis L. StevensRichard - Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark