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TWiV 132: Virology 911

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Alfred Sacchetti Vincent, Rich, Alan, and Dickson speak with Alfred Sacchetti, MD, Chief of Emergency Services at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, about viral infections encountered in the emergency room. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV132.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #132 (48 MB .mp3, …

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TWiV #24: Viroids

In episode #24 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, and Hamish Young discuss bacteriophages in viral vaccines, enteroviruses and diabetes, inhibition of Hendra and Nipah virus replication by the malaria drug chloroquine, and viroids. Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #24 or subscribe in iTunes or by …

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Cosavirus – a new human picornavirus

The WHO strategy to eradicate poliomyelitis depends upon immunization of every child under 5 years of age, and nationwide AFP (acute flaccid paralysis) surveillance to identify cases of poliomyelitis. A laboratory network then determines whether AFP is caused by poliovirus. Recently a new member of the picornavirus family was identified in children with non-poliovirus AFP. …

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