Description

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, and Kathy review selection of influenza H5N1 viruses that can transmit among ferrets by aerosol.

Links for this episode:

• Airborne transmission of H5N1 among ferrets (Science)
• Potential for H5N1 evolution (Science)
• H5N1 (Science)
• The ferrets of fear
• Jim's podcast list (pdf)
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 190

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