TWiV 1259: Capricious flu and a tickborne clue
Oct 05, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 1259
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Episode description
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 BarkerSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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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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