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TWiV 201: Rabid about viruses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Dickson Despommier, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Alan, Rich, Dickson, and Kathy answer reader email about rabies, xenotransplantation, poliovirus, Ph.D. programs, mosquitoes, and much more.

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Links for this episode:

• Mattias Schnell
• Novel rhabdovirus from Africa (Plos Path)
• Milwaukee protocol (Wikipedia)
• How lethal is rabies virus? (virology blog)
• Issues with polio eradication (J Gen Virol)
• Vaccine-derived polioviruses (J Inf Dis)
• Global pandemics with Hidde Ploegh (Vimeo)
• Polio vs Bin Laden (Alan Dove)
• Letters read on TWiV 201

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