TWiV #45 - Hendra and polio are back

Vincent, Dick, Alan, and Jennifer Drahos tackle the Hendra virus disease outbreak in Australia, AIDS-like disease in wild chimps, return of polio type 2 in Nigeria, the influenza pandemic wave, and rabies in three countries.

Links for this episode: 

• Hendra virus killing horses in Australia
• AIDS-like disease in wild chimps [ NY Times ]
• Polio type 2 returns in Nigeria
• Influenza pandemic wave [Branswell ]
• Rabies in Ukraine , South Africa , and USA
• Cell phones turned into fluorescent microscopes [Thanks, Jim!]
• HIV-1 vaccine trial in South Africa [Thanks Duncan!]
• Forum discussion on flu vaccine [Thanks James!]
• The Brain Science Podcast [Thanks Jim!]
• WHO note on H1N1 vaccine safety
• CDC information on H1N1 vaccines
• Hans Christian Orsted

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