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.

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Public trust in science (Nature)
Culling of H5N1 ostriches in Canada (Science)
H5N1 in goats (Cell Rep)
Receptor for tick-borne encephalitis virus (Nature)
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