TWiV #40 - Tamiflu in the water

 

In episode 40 of "This Week in Virology", hosts Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove 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.

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

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