Virology lecture #20: Vaccines
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TWiV 48: Outbreaks near you
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dick Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit On episode 48 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent, Dick, Alan and Rich revisit a vaccinia virus lab accident and viral vaccines produced in plants, then talk about an iPhone app to track infectious diseases, flying foxes, and an inhaled measles vaccine. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV048.mp3″] Click …
TWiV 38: Measles
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Glenn Rall On episode #38 of the podcast “This Week in Virology”, Vincent and Glenn Rall chat about koi herpesvirus, H1N1 influenza vaccine produced in insect cells, attack by a rabid raccoon, and measles. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV038.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV #38 (63 MB .mp3, 91 minutes) …
Emerging viruses?
The term emerging virus was coined by scientists in the 1990s to describe the agent of a new or previously unrecognized infection. The term implies that emerging viruses are new; however this assumption is incorrect. New virus infections have been emerging for thousands of years, at least since the rise of agriculture 11,000 years ago. …
TWiV #8 – HIV resistance, Google flu, measles in Gibraltar, viral batteries
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Eradication of Measles in South Korea
MMWR reports on 6 April 2007 that measles has been eliminated from South Korea. The history of measles in South Korea provides a useful example of how immunization practices need to be flexible to achieve their goals. Measles vaccine was first introduced into South Korea in 1965, and was included in the national immunization program …