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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• 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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