Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is an arenavirus closely related to Lassa virus, but unlike Junin virus it isn’t limited to South America: it’s found worldwide in house mice. Florian Krammer…
Since the 1970s, cats in Sweden, and later in and around Vienna, have been falling ill with a mysterious brain inflammation known as staggering disease. Affected cats develop fever, behavioral…
Junin virus causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever, a disease with a case fatality rate of 20 to 30 percent. Florian Krammer explains why these New World arenaviruses are named after sand (they package…
Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is one of the most common respiratory viruses there is, yet few people have heard of it. Florian Krammer explains why this relative of RSV is the second most common cause…
The 1918 Spanish flu was the deadliest influenza pandemic on record: between 20 and 100 million people died, from a world population of just 1.8 billion at the time. Florian Krammer explains why this…
Canine distemper virus is a paramyxovirus and a close relative of measles virus. Florian Krammer explains why the disease is so dangerous for unvaccinated dogs: in puppies between three and six months…
Recorded in Sapporo, this episode is about a virus causing severe disease across Asia: SFTS virus, officially named Dabie bandavirus. It spreads mainly through the Asian longhorned tick, and in rare…
This time it's a herpes virus that almost all of us carry: human cytomegalovirus (CMV). Florian Krammer explains why this large DNA virus with over 200 proteins is so hard to pin down, how it deposits…
This time it's a virus that has circulated in humans for millennia: mumps virus. Florian Krammer explains why this paramyxovirus is related to measles and the dangerous Nipah virus, how the infection…
A summer update with four current stories from the world of virology. First stop is Switzerland, where thousands of cows fell ill from a newly discovered orthobunyavirus of the Simbu group, closely…
