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TWiV 62: Persistence of West Nile virus

13 December 2009

The_Persistence_of_MemoryHosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove

On episode #62 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Dickson, and Alan discuss STEP HIV-1 vaccine failure caused by the adenovirus vector, presence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years after initial infection, adaptation of the influenza viral RNA polymerase for replication in human cells, and the significance of the D225G change in the influenza HA protein.

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Links for this episode:

  • HIV vaccine failure probably caused by adenovirus vector used
  • Persistence of West Nile virus in kidneys for years (JID and ProMedMail) (thanks, Lenn!)
  • Adaptive strategies of influenza RNA polymerase for replication in humans
  • New CDC estimates of 2009 H1N1 infection in US
  • Receptor binding specificity of 2009 H1N1 virus
  • Distribution of sialic acids in human respiratory tract

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Comments

  1. niman says

    15 December 2009 at 6:47 pm

    I put up three comments on D225G yesterday and heard there was a fourth comment (on 225 as an antigenic site), but don't see any on this thread at this time. Have these comments been moved, and if so how would they be accessed?

  2. niman says

    16 December 2009 at 1:17 am

    The earlier (and additional) comments are at
    http://www.twiv.tv/2009/12/13/twiv-62-persisten…

  3. niman says

    16 December 2009 at 2:47 am

    I put up three comments on D225G yesterday and heard there was a fourth comment (on 225 as an antigenic site), but don't see any on this thread at this time. Have these comments been moved, and if so how would they be accessed?

  4. niman says

    16 December 2009 at 9:17 am

    The earlier (and additional) comments are at
    http://www.twiv.tv/2009/12/13/twiv-62-persisten…

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