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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Links for this episode * MicrobeTV Discord Server * MicrobeTV store at Cafepress * Become a member of ASV (asv.org) * 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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