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TWiV 1259: Capricious flu and a tickborne clue

TWiV 1259: Capricious flu and a tickborne clue

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TWiV reviews experiments to understand infection, pathogenesis, and transmission of avian H5N1 influenza virus in goats, and identification of a cellular receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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  • Support science education at MicrobeTV
  • Public trust in science (Nature)
  • Culling of H5N1 ostriches in Canada (Science)
  • H5N1 in goats (Cell Rep)
  • Receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus (Nature)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1259
  • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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