TWiV 1167: Virus cloak and entry

This Week in Virology

TWiV reveals a novel H5N1 reassortant virus in Cambodia, circulating vaccine derived poliovirus type 2 in more countries, circulation in the blood of humans of infectious parvovirus B19 coated with active proteases, and B cell receptor dependent enhancement of dengue virus infection.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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• Novel H5N1 in Cambodia (medRxiv)
• More cVDVP2 circulation (polioeradication.org)
• Infectious parvovirus B19 with proteases (Nat Comm)
• B cell receptor enhancement of dengue disease (PLoS Path)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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