TWiV #90 - Guano happens

On episode #90 of the podcast This Week in Virology , Vincent, Alan, Rich and Eric discuss identification of viruses in Northeastern American bats, vaccinia virus infection after sexual contact with a military vaccinee, and identification of a new flavivirus from an Old World bat in Bangladesh. Host links Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Eric F. Donaldson Links for this episode: Vaccinia virus infection after sexual contact with vaccinee Smallpox vaccination overview Smallpox vaccine lesions ( jpg ) Smallpox hospital , Roosevelt Island, NY ( photo 1 , photo 2 ) Isolation of a flavivirus from bats in Bangladesh ( PLoS Pathogens ) Review on hepatitis G virus Dickson has been teaching at Singularity University and fishing in Bozeman MT ( jpg ) Letters read on TWiV 90 Weekly science picks: Eric - Year of Darwin by Sean Carroll Rich - March of the Penguins Alan - Standing-height desks Vincent - DengueWatch (thanks Richard!)