TWiV #51 - ALVAC-HIV and AIDSVAX BE
This Week in Virology · Vincent Racaniello
September 27, 20091h 23m
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Show Notes
Vincent, Dick, and Alan (with a cameo appearance by Rich Condit) review the world’s largest Phase III study of a complex HIV vaccine candidate in Thailand, immunization of salmon against infectious salmon anemia virus, and an outbreak of blueberry shock virus in Michigan.
Links for this episode:- HIV vaccine shows promise for the first time - description of the program, FDA background document (pdf), NEJM review on why AIDS vaccine is difficult (pdf), and arguments for the trial
- Chile immunizes salmon (USGS article on the virus, pdf)
- Blueberry virus strikes Michigan research center (information on the disease and the virus)
- Rotavirus seasonality (thanks Didier!)
- Viruses and the tree of life at virology blog
- Big brains have evolved twice (thanks Arsen!)
Alan Bat Rabies and Other Lyssavirus InfectionsDick Boosting Vaccines: The Power of Adjuvants (Scientific American; subscription required)Vincent The Ig Nobel Prizes by Marc Abrahams