TWiV #43 - Virus classification
Aug 03, 2009•47 min
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Episode description
Vincent and Dick explain virus classification, and revisit the 1976 swine flu immunization campaign and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Links for this episode:
- International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV)
- CBS 60 Minutes on 1976 swine flu vaccine (thanks Gus and Swiss compass!)
- Vaccines and Guillain-Barré
- NINDS Guillain-Barré Information
- Reflections on the 1976 swine flu vaccination program
- Swine influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, 1976
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