Influenza and MRSA Pneumonia
Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses the antimicrobial options for postinfluenza MRSA pneumonia, and makes the case for a universal flu vaccine. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - March 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 480: The PFU in your achoo
Scott Hensley joins the TWiVites to review the current influenza season and presence of the virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic cases. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Scott Hensley Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Weekly influenza surveillance (CDC) Influenza vaccination status (CDC) H3N2 glycosylation site and eggs (PNAS) Influenza virus in exhaled breath (PNAS) Geometric Defects and Icosahedral Viruses (Viruses) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 480 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - Flow Virometry Rich - Falcon Heavy Launch links:  F...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 11, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
2017-2018 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
The latest CDC influenza vaccination recommendations outline which vaccine products should--and which should not--be used to protect against flu this season. (Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast)
Source: Medscape Medscape Podcast - September 20, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 14, 2017
This week’s topics include complications of aortic valve surgery, effectiveness of nasal flu vaccination, testing for Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer, and hepatitis C treatment. Program notes: 0:31 How effective is the flu vaccine? 1:31 Reformulation of nasal type 2:27 Studies to find out why nasal isn’t working 3:12 Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Heart And Vascular Infectious diseases Influenza (flu) PodMed Surgery Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 452: Kiss that frog
Lynda Coughlan joins the weekly virtual bus companions for a discussion of a host defense peptide from frogs that destroys influenza virus, and mouse models for acute and chronic hepacivirus infection. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler Guest: Lynda Coughlan  Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Linda on Virus Watch and BSGCT Anti-influenza peptide from frogs (Immunity) Magainins (Wikipedia) Urumi Kathy's defensin paper (PLoS Path) World Hepatitis Day Mouse model for hepacivirus infection (Science) Letters read on TWiV 452 Weekly Science Picks Kathy - US rivers as subway map Lynda -Â...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 29, 2017 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Microneedle patch flu vaccination: The Lancet: June 27, 2017
Nadine Rouphael and Mark Prausnitz discuss the findings from their phase 1 trial that uses a dissolvable microneedle patch to deliver an influenza vaccine to patients. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - June 28, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 420: Orthogonal vectors
Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Dickson Despommier,  Alan Dove,  Rich Condit, and  Kathy SpindlerThe TWiV  gurus describe how to use an orthogonal translation system to produce infectious but replication-incompetent influenza vaccines. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeRegister for ASV 2017Local Zika virus  transmission in TexasTexaszika.orgLocal dengue virus  transmission in Texas (EID)No more Zika virus transmission in Florida (FL  DOH)Dengue virus antibodies  enhance Zika virus infection (Clin Trans Imm)Infectious, replication incompetent influenza virus vaccine (Science)Pyrrolysl-tRNA synth...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - December 18, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 396: Influenza viruses with Peter Palese
Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Peter Palese Vincent speaks with Peter Palese about his illustrious career in virology, from early work on neuraminidases to universal influenza virus vaccines.  Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Palese Laboratory Pig kidney neuraminidase (Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem) DNAse in cytoplasmic DNA virus (Virology) Inhibitor of influenza virus neuraminidase (Virology) Influenza neuraminidase defective mutants (Virology) Swine influenza virus of 1976 RNA pattern (Nature) 1977 influenza H1N1 similar to 1950s strains (Nature) H5N1 influenza: Facts, not fear (PNAS) Influenza HA ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 3, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 377: Chicken with a side of Zika
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVniks review the past week's findings on Zika virus and microcephaly, and reveal a chicken protein that provides insight on the restriction of transmission of avian influenza viruses to humans.
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Links for this episode
Larvicide not involved in microcephaly (CBS News)
Obama seeks $1.8b for Zika virus (Guardian)
Zika virus in Puerto Rico (MMWR)
Zika virus in semen (EID)
Zika virus in Indonesia (EID)
Phylogeny of Zika virus (EID)
Zika virus may cause mental disease (NYTimes)
Zika virus from amniotic f...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - February 21, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 373: The distinguished virology career of Julius S. Youngner
Host:Â Vincent Racaniello
Guest:Â Julius S. Youngner
Vincent speaks with Julius about his long career in virology, including his crucial work as part of the team at the University of Pittsburgh that developed the Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine.
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Links for this episode
Trypsin for cell cultures (Proc Soc Exp Biol Med)
Interferon induction by nonviral stimuli (J Gen Physiol)
Interferons of different molecular weight (Proc Soc Exp Biol Med)
Poliovirus thermal mutants (J Bacteriol)
Combination of different cells in culture (Science)
Equine influenza vaccine (Eq Vet J)
Younger role in Salk vaccine (interview,...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 24, 2016 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Influenza Pneumonia Hospitalization and Prior Influenza Vaccination
Interview with Carlos G. Grijalva, MD, MPH, author of Association Between Hospitalization With Community-Acquired Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Pneumonia and Prior Receipt of Influenza Vaccination (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 345: How a vaccine got the nod
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVonauts review how the weather affects West Nile virus disease in the US, benefit of B cell depletion for ME/CFS patients, and an autoimmune reaction induced by influenza virus vaccine that leads to narcolepsy.
Links for this episode
Virology faculty position, University of Toledo
Weather and West Nile virus disease (AJTMH)
B cell depletion benefits ME/CFS patients (PLoS One)
Antibodies to influenza nucleoprotein cause narcolepsy (Science Transl Med)
Letters read on TWiV 345
This episode is sponsored by ASM GAP - turn your s...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 12, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Influenza vaccines for preventing acute otitis media in infants and children
Many children suffer from the ear infection, acute otitis media, and a March 2015 Cochrane Review looks at the evidence on whether the influenza vaccine might prevent it. The lead author, Norhayati Mohd Noor from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia describes their findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - April 13, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
