TWiV 199: Of mice, ticks, and pigs

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Kathy discuss recent outbreaks of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in Yosemite National Park and novel swine-origin influenza in the US midwest, and isolation of the Heartland virus from two patients in Missouri with severe febrile illness.

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Links for this episode:

• Hantavirus outbreak in Yosemite (ProMedMail)
• Hantavirus in Yosemite (CDC)
• CDC page on hantavirus
• Summary of hantavirus outbreak (Avian Flu Diary)
• Swine-origin influenza outbreak in midwest (MMWR)
• Lyn Finelli interview on swine-origin H3N2 (Microbeworld)
• Transmission of vH3N2 in ferrets (PNAS)
• New phlebovirus from Missouri (NEJM)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 199

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Adam - Leigh Van Valen

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