Jul 12 2009 70 mins 57
In episode 40 of "This Week in Virology", hosts Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, and Alan Dove consider Reston ebolavirus in swine, historical perspective of H1N1 influenza virus emergence and circulation, Tamiflu-resistant H1N1, Tamiflu in Japanese river waters, transmission of H1N1 virus in ferrets, and pneumonia and respiratory failure from H1N1 in Mexico. Links for this episode Reston ebolavirus in Philippine swineHistorical perspective on H1N1 virusSalk's 1947 article on flu vaccine failurePersistent legacy of 1918 H1N1 virusTamiflu resistant H1N1 virus (AP article)Tamiflu in Japanese river watersH1N1 infection of ferrets (article one and two)Pneumonia and respiratory failure from S-OIV in MexicoDNA-based equine WNV vaccine (thanks Peter!)Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas Acheson Weekly Science Picks Alan Coming to Life by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Dick Monsters Inside Me from Discovery Channel Vincent Microbeworld
