MicrobeWorld Video presents episode 33 of This Week in Virology. Hosts Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Dick Despommier and guest Raul Andino recorded TWiV live at the ASM General Meeting in Philadelphia, where they discussed increased arterial blood pressure caused by cytomegalovirus infection, restriction of influenza replication at low temperature by the avian viral glycoproteins, first isolation of West Nile virus in Pennsylvania, and current status of influenza.
Links for this episode:

Cytomegalovirus infection causes an increase of arterial blood pressure

Avian influenza virus glycoproteins restrict virus replication at low temperature

First West Nile virus isolation of the year in PA

CDC press release of 18 May 2009

Glaxoâs influenza vaccine with adjuvant

NY Times article on Guillain-Barrà and a more scientific view

Weekly Science Picks

Dick - National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine, Leiden

Alan - Beginning Mac OS X Programming

Vincent - Vaccinated by Paul Offit

Raul - HubbleSite

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Thanks to Chris Condayan and ASM for making TWiV live possible. Recorded by Chris Condayan and Ray Ortega.

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