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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• The New City by Dickson Despommier (blog post) 5:34
• International Conference on Pandemic Preparedness 3:07
• Bird flu in humans (NY Times) 5:55
• H5N1 genome sequences (USDA) 7:14
• Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC) 8:13
• Latest measles statistics (UK) 8:50
• Positive selection underlies ORF8 loss (Nat Comm) 14:46
• Spillover potential of bat H9N2 influenza virus (Nat Comm) 40:03
• Letters read on TWiV 1109 1:09:21
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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