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This Week in Virology

TWiV 1105: All the T and B in China

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Vincent, Microbe, Medicine, Microbiology, Racaniello, Infection, Virus, Virology, Pathogen, Infectious, Twiv, Science & Medicine

4.8 β€’ 2.2K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 14 April 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

TWiV reviews influenza H5N1 in North American cows and in birds throughout New York City, polio health emergency extended, ChatGPT to control vaccine hesitancy, increasing viral hepatitis worldwide, dengue public health alert in Puerto Rico, cherry trees drowning in Washington DC, death of iron lung Paul, origin and dispersal history of hepatitis B virus in Eastern Eurasia, and antibody-independent protection against heterologous SARS-CoV-2 challenge. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) The New City by Dickson Despommier (blog post) Navigating the U.S. Immigration System webinar International Conferene on Pandemic Preparedness Avian influenza in dairy cows North Carolina and South Dakota H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4 Pathogenic flu throughout NYC Polio from Afghanistan to Pakistan extending public health emergency CHAT GPT to combat vaccine hesitancy Viral hepatitis worldwide Dengue public health alert in Puerto Rico Cherry trees being drowned by water level rise in DC Paul in iron lung dies (NPR) Hepatitis B virus in Eastern Eurasia (Nat Comm) Antibody-independent protection against heterologous SARS-CoV-2 (Nature) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Do Other Planets Have Solar Eclipses? Kathy – Radcliffe Wave and Mt. Etna smoke rings with video Rich – Spongy Oak Apple Gall Wasp (Amphibolips confluenta) Life cycle; Gall formation Alan – Rogue attempt to clone giant sheep for captive hunting Vincent – The Scientists Rock. Literally. Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]

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0:00.0

This Week in Virology, the Podcast About Viruses, the kind that make you sick.

0:07.0

From Microbe TV, this is Twive this weekend virology, episode 1105 or 1105, take your choice,

0:20.0

recorded on April 12, 2024.

0:24.0

I'm Vincent Dracken-yellow and you're listening to the podcast

0:27.2

All About Viruses.

0:29.8

Joining me today from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kathy Spindler.

0:33.8

Hi everybody here it's 50 partly cloudy and windy, very windy, we had a wind

0:40.8

warning and 50 Fahrenheit is approximately 10 degrees Celsius and it shows rain on the Norwegian your rain weather app that is not

0:59.4

raining. So my thermometer says 16c and it says Chelsea you know this is 29th Street so I

1:09.7

think that's easy temperatures to remember and overcast and the wind blew through here like a

1:26.2

freight train last night but it's been a little bit calmer today.

1:30.3

And Alan you disputed that this was Chelsea the other.

1:34.1

I thought Chelsea was below 20th, but maybe.

1:38.6

If you look at the map, it's 29th, I think, is the border.

1:42.1

Okay.

1:43.0

Also joining us from Austin, Texas, Ridge Condit.

1:47.0

Hi everybody.

1:48.0

79 degrees, cloudless sky, light breeze, it's gorgeous, just spectacular.

2:00.0

And from Madison, New Jersey, Brian Barker.

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Hi, great to be here.

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I'm also on team 61-Veronite 16 Celsius. And it is 61 Fahrenheit 16thine 16th

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Celsius and it is gray and cloudy and yicky outside.

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