Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Vincent, Rich, and Kathy discuss Cotia virus, a new poxvirus, Orf virus infections associated with handling goats and lamb, and the innate immune response to prions.

Links for this episode: * Cotia virus (J Virol) * Human Orf virus exposures (MMWR) * IRF3 protects agains prion infection (J Virol) * A mad cow in America (virology blog) * Human orf (pdf) * Space shuttle flies outside my window (YouTube) * TWiV on Facebook * Letters read on TWiV 181

Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Astronomy Picture of the Day (especially this and this)
Rich - Tom Lehrer Element Song (YouTube)
Vincent - Albert B. Sabin Archives

Listener Pick of the Week Mark - Netter's Infectious Diseases by Elaine C. Jong and Dennis L. Stevens
Richard - Germs, Genes & Civilization by David P. Clark