Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments.
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#37 – Winter Is Coming: Update on Flu, COVID and RSV
With the respiratory virus season starting, Florian Krammer gives an overview of what’s circulating and how to protect yourself. He explains why respiratory viruses spread more easily in the cold and how influenza plays ping pong between the northern and southern hemispheres.
14 Oct 2026
#36 – LCMV: Why Mice in Your Home Can Be a Risk
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 explains how people get infected, mostly by inhaling dust from dried mouse urine, droppings or saliva, and less often through bites, contaminated food or infected pets like hamsters.
7 Oct 2026
#35 – Rustrela Virus: the Mystery of the Staggering Cats
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 changes, a staggering gait and often paralysis of the hind legs, and most have to be euthanized. For decades Borna disease virus was the main suspect, but metagenomics finally solved the case: in 2023, rustrela virus, a close relative of rubella virus, was detected in 27 out of 29 affected cats from Sweden, Germany and Austria.
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