TWiV #75 - Rabies rampant

On episode #75 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Matt review contamination of Rotarix with circovirus DNA, antigenic similarity between 1918 and 2009 H1N1 influenza, a collection of rabies reports, and chicken pox mistaken for smallpox in Uganda.

Host links Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Matthew Frieman

Links for this episode:

• Contamination of Rotarix vaccine with porcine circovirus 1 DNA
• Beak and feather disease circovirus (BFDV) threatens parrots
• Antigenic similarity between 1918 and 2009 H1N1 influenza
• Presumptive abortive human rabies in Texas
• Rabies rampant: feline, immunization change, Indonesia, wolf, Texas bat, US equine (thanks, Lenn!)
• Austin free tailed bats emerging at dusk
• Suspected smallpox in Uganda
• T-cell receptor therapy for AIDS (thanks Dorian!)

Weekly science picks:

Matt Bitesize BioAlan Free printable graph paper (see also doane paper)Vincent Avian Flu Diary