The TWiVers discuss the spread of African swine fever virus and its threat to pig farming, and the zoonotic potential of peste des petits ruminants virus.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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• ASV 2019
• European Congress of Virology 2019
• ASM Clinical Virology Symposium
• Intel ISEF judges needed
• ASV in Poland does not let go (Ag Buiten )
• Alarming ASF outbreak (Science)
• African swine fever (Euro Comm)
• African swine fever review (Vet J)
• ASF in wild boar (EFSA J)
• ASF in Belgian wild boar (Dept Env Food Rural Aff)
• Handbook on ASF in wild boar (Stand Grp Experts)
• Feral hogs (VA DGIF)
• Nonhuman morbillivirus with zoonotic potential (J Virol)
• Letters read on TWiV 532
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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