TWiV #40 - Tamiflu in the water

In episode 40 of "This Week in Virology", hosts Vincent Racaniello , Dick Despommier , and Alan Dove consider Reston ebolavirus in swine, historical perspective of H1N1 influenza virus emergence and circulation, Tamiflu-resistant H1N1, Tamiflu in Japanese river waters, transmission of H1N1 virus in ferrets, and pneumonia and respiratory failure from H1N1 in Mexico. Links for this episode Reston ebolaviru s in Philippine swine Historical perspective on H1N1 virus Salk's 1947 article on flu vaccine failure Persistent legacy of 1918 H1N1 virus Tamiflu resistant H1N1 virus (AP article ) Tamiflu in Japanese river waters H1N1 infection of ferrets (article one and two ) Pneumonia and respiratory failure from S-OIV in Mexico DNA-based equine WNV vaccine (thanks Peter!) Fundamentals of Molecular Virology by Nicholas Acheson Weekly Science Picks Alan Coming to Life by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard Dick Monsters Inside Me from Discovery Channel Vincent Microbeworld