TWiV 302: The sky is falling
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVers discuss the growing Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, and an epidemic of respiratory disease in the US caused by enterovirus D68.
Links for this episode
Cancer patient saved by measles virus
Ebola virus genome sequences (Science)
Robert Garry on Ebola outbreak
Aerosol transmission
WHO Ebola outbreak summary
CDC Ebola outbreak page
Ebola outbreak epi curve
CED Ebola outbreak info graphic
Ebola response roadmap (CDC)
Ebola outbreak discussion...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 14, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 274: Data dump
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiV team discusses recent cases of polio-like paralysis in California, and the virome of 14th century paleofeces.
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MERS-CoV in dromedary camels (EID)
Virologist Al Kapikian dies
Polio-like illness in CA (ProMedMail)
Acute flaccid paralysis
AFP in India (EID)
Enterovirus 68 (MMWR)
EV 68 CNS infection (Arch Path Lab Med)
Polio-free does not mean paralysis-free (The Hindu)
Viruses in 14th century coprolite (AEM)
Coprolite...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - March 2, 2014 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 191: When two rights make a wrong
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Nissin Moussatche
Nissin joins the TWiV crew to discuss an outbreak of lethal disease among Cambodian children, and recombination among attenuated herpesvirus vaccines leading to pathogenic viruses.
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Outbreak in Cambodia (CNN)
Pathogen mix in Cambodian illness (ProMedMail)
Undiagnosed illness in Cambodia (WHO)
Enterovirus 71 (virol...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 15, 2012 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Enterovirus 68 Overview
(Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments)
Source: MedlinePlus: NLM Director's Comments - May 15, 2006 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: National Library of Medicine Source Type: podcasts
