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TWiV reviews avian H5N1 influenza virus in the US, measles at highest levels in England, positive selection underlies repeated knockout of ORF8 in SARS-CoV-2 evolution, and cross-species spill-over potential of the H9N2 bat influenza A virus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Alan Dove
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- The New City by Dickson Despommier (blog post)
- International Conference on Pandemic Preparedness
- Bird flu in humans (NY Times)
- H5N1 genome sequences (USDA)
- Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC)
- Latest measles statistics (UK)
- Positive selection underlies ORF8 loss (Nat Comm)
- Spillover potential of bat H9N2 influenza virus (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1109
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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