• TWiV 1211: Moo flu and dengue two

  • Apr 20 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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TWiV 1211: Moo flu and dengue two

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  • TWiV discusses the rising autism rate among children, RFK Jr.’s claim that autism ‘destroys lives’, receptor binding specificity of a bovine H5N1 influenza virus, and improved dengue subunit vaccine modified to form E protein dimers.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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    • ASV 2025
    • Rising autism rate among children (MMWR)
    • RFK Jr. claims autism ‘destroys lives‘ (NY Times)
    • Receptor binding specificity of bovine H5N1 virus (Nature)
    • Bovine H5N1 binds poorly to human receptors (Nature)
    • AJ Eisfeld et al reply (Nature)
    • Mootant influenza H5N1 virus (TWiV 1131)
    • Improved dengue 2 subunit vaccine (J Virol)
    • Letters read on TWiV 1211
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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