This Week in Virology #34: Arsenic and facemasks

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Stephen Morse

Vincent, Alan, and Stephen Morse discuss progressive vaccinia in a smallpox vaccinee, arsenic and influenza in mice, facemasks and flu transmission, and antigenic and genetic analyses of the new H1N1 influenza virus.



Links for this episode:
Progressive vaccinia in a military smallpox vaccinee
Arsenic compromises the immune response to influenza in mice
Facemasks prevent flu transmission in a mathematical model
Serum cross-reactive antibody response to the new H1N1 influenza virus
Antigenic and genetic characteristics of the new H1N1 influenza viruses
Preparation of influenza virus vaccine seeds
Paul Ewald on the evolution of virulence

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