TWiV 582: This little virus went to market

TWiV provides updates on the new coronavirus causing respiratory disease in China, the current influenza season, and the epidemic of African swine fever, including determination of the three-dimensional structure of the virus particle.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• ASV 2020
• NJ ready to remove religious vaccine exemptions (Patch)
• New virus causing pneumonia in China (NY Times)
• New China virus is coronavirus (NY Times, ProMedMail)
• Weekly influenza cases (CDC)
• Future of influenza vaccines (Vaccines)
• Household influenza vaccine study (Int J Epidemiol)
• African swine fever (USDA)
• African swine fever infographics (one, two)
• Race for African swine fever vaccine (Scientist)
• 3D structure of African swine fever virus (J Biol Chem)
• Letters read on TWiV 582
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Science Picks

Rich - Mayo Clinic - Ken Burns; Patient Care and Health Information Dickson - Australia Fires; Insect ecology; Smoke and aerosols Kathy - runcible Vincent - Without a Vaccine, These Are Your Odds

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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