Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Paul Duprex

Guests: Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, and Stacey Schultz-Cherry

From the EIDA2Z conference at Boston University, Vincent, Alan and Paul meet up with Ralph Baric, Felix Drexler, Marion Koopmans, Stacey Schultz-Cherry to talk about discovering, understanding, protecting, and collaborating on emerging infectious diseases.

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Links for this episode

• EIDA2Z meeting
• MERS-CoV infection of Alpaca (EID)
• Origins of HAV in small mammals (PNAS)
• WHO recommendations on influenza vaccine composition
• Collaborative Cross mice
• Video of this episode at YouTube

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