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 Bio Alan Free printable graph paper (see also doane paper ) Vincent Avian Flu Diary