TWiV 181: ORFan poxviruses and nIRFing prions

This Week in Virology

Apr 29, 2012•1 hr 43 min

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Episode description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Rich, and Kathy discuss Cotia virus, a new poxvirus, Orf virus infections associated with handling goats and lamb, and the innate immune response to prions.

Links for this episode:

Cotia virus (J Virol)
Human Orf virus exposures (MMWR)
IRF3 protects agains prion infection (J Virol)
A mad cow in America (virology blog)
Human orf (pdf)
Space shuttle flies outside my window (YouTube)
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Letters read on TWiV 181

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