TWiV 181: ORFan poxviruses and nIRFing prions
This Week in Virology · Vincent Racaniello
April 29, 20121h 43m
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Show Notes
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Vincent, Rich, and Kathy discuss Cotia virus, a new poxvirus, Orf virus infections associated with handling goats and lamb, and the innate immune response to prions.
Links for this episode:- Cotia virus (J Virol)
- Human Orf virus exposures (MMWR)
- IRF3 protects agains prion infection (J Virol)
- A mad cow in America (virology blog)
- Human orf (pdf)
- Space shuttle flies outside my window (YouTube)
- TWiV on Facebook
- Letters read on TWiV 181
Kathy - Astronomy Picture of the Day (especially this and this)Rich - Tom Lehrer Element Song (YouTube)Vincent - Albert B. Sabin Archives
Listener Pick of the WeekMark - Netter's Infectious Diseases by Elaine C. Jong and Dennis L. StevensRichard - Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark