Audio long read: Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them
The phenomenon of animals catching diseases from humans, called reverse zoonoses, has had a severe impact on great ape populations, often representing a bigger threat than habitat loss or poaching.However, while many scientists and conservationists agree that human diseases pose one of the greatest risks to great apes today there are a few efforts under way to use a research-based approach to mitigate this problem.This is an audio version of our Feature Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 1081: I opened the pig sty and in flew enza
TWiV reviews the latest virology news, how infection with a plant virus causes insect to grow long wings, and reverse zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza viruses in US swine. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server MicrobeTV store at Cafepress Become a member of ASV (asv.org) Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf) The New City by Dickson Despommier Midwife gave children pellets instead of vaccin...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 21, 2024 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Cat parasite Toxoplasma tricked to grow in a dish
In this episode:00:48 A new way to grow a tricky parasite in the labToxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes the zoonotic disease toxoplasmosis, has a complex, multi-stage life cycle. Some of these stages will only grow in the intestines of cats, making it difficult to study. Now, a team has found a way to grow one of these stages in vitro for the first time, which they hope will help researchers learn more about this parasite, estimated to have infected around 30% of the world’s population.Research Article: Antunes et al.08:50 Research HighlightsThe tiny VR goggles designed for mice, and how a squirt of water could g...
Source: Nature Podcast - December 13, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 1019: Eddie Holmes on SARS-CoV-2 origins
From ASM Microbe in Houston, Texas, Vincent speaks with Eddie Holmes about the evidence that SARS-CoV-2 spilled over into humans in the Huanan Market in Wuhan, absence of evidence for other origins, and his work on the virosphere. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guest: Eddie Holmes Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Huanan Seafood Market early COVID-19 epicenter (Science) SARSr-CoV-2 in Malayan Pangolins (PLoS Path) Zoonotic risk of farmed animals (Cell) Virusea at bat-tick interface (Microb Genom) Influenza H3N8 vir...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 25, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 923: If a bat pees in a forest, does anyone care?
From The Third International Symposium on Infectious Diseases of Bats in Ft. Collins, Colorado, TWiV speaks with Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright about their careers and their research on bats, bat viruses, bat ecology and spillover events. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Guests: Vincent Munster and Raina Plowright Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Novel Hendra virus variant in Australia (Emerg Inf Dis) Nipah virus detection after spillover events (Emerg Inf Dis) Want to prevent pandemics? Stop spillovers (Nature) Ecological...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 31, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 799: A very model of a modern TWiV
TWiV reviews models for determining correlates of neutralizing antibody protection against COVID-19, and for identifying key vector and host species that drive transmission of zoonotic pathogens. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Correlate of protection needed for COVID-19 vaccines (Nat Med) Neutralizing antibodies predict protection against symptomatic COVID-19 (Nat Med) Host and vector importance for Ross River virus (eLife) Coronavirus in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Cou...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - September 2, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 584: Year of the coronavirus
Coronavirus expert Ralph Baric joins TWiV to explain the virology and epidemiology of the recent zoonotic outbreak spreading across China and overseas. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove,Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler Guest: Ralph Baric Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode ASV 2020 WHO coronavirus sitreps CIDRAP article on coronavirus vaccines Phylogenetic analysis of 2019-nCoV ACE2 is 2019-nCoV receptor (bioRxiv) Visual explainer of Huanan market (SCMP) Clinical features of 2019-nCoV patients (Lancet) Familial cluster of pneumonia ...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 26, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 532: Morbillivirus had a little lamb
The TWiVers discuss the spread of African swine fever virus and its threat to pig farming, and the zoonotic potential of peste des petits ruminants virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Please take the TWiV listener survey ASV 2019 European Congress of Virology 2019 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium Intel ISEF judges needed ASV in Poland does not let go (Ag Buiten ) Alarming ASF outbreak (Science) African swine fever (Euro Comm) African swine fever review (Vet J) ASF in wild b...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - January 27, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 517: Just in time for Halloween
Brianne and Vincent tackle two studies that utilize infectious viruses to examine zoonotic potential of Bombali virus, a new ebolavirus from an insectivorous species in Sierra Leone, and a human mumps-like virus from an African flying fox in DRC. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Pan American Society for Clinical Virology San Diego and Houston Regional Meetings It's not SARS 2.0 (TWiV 364) Bats out of hell (TWiV 183) Bombali virus, a new Ebolavirus (Nat Micro) Asymptomatic Ebolavirus infections (virolog...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - October 28, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 364: It's not SARS 2.0
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guests: Ralph Baric and Vineet Menachery
Vincent, Rich, and Kathy speak with Ralph and Vineet about their research on the potential of SARS-like bat coronaviruses to infect human cells and cause disease in mice.
Links for this episode
Zoonotic potential of SARS-like bat viruses (Nature)
SARS-CoV susceptibility loci via collaborative cross (PLoS Genetics)
Ebright and Wain-Hobson quotes (Nature)
Misleading press release (UNC)
Super powerful SARS 2.0 (not!) (Motherboard)
SARS-like bat virus can jump without mutating (not!) (Daily Mail)
Photo cre...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - November 22, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 347: Rose rosette and squirrel roulette
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit
Vincent, Alan, and Rich discuss the virus behind rose rosette disease, and fatal human encephalitis caused by a variegated squirrel bornavirus.
Links for this episode
Virology tenure-track position at NIH (pdf)
Voinnet investigation is a Swiss Federal secret (twitter)
Rose rosette disease in Ft. Worth (Star Telegram)
Rose rosette virus discovered (J Gen Virol)
Emeravirus (ViralZone)
Eriophyid mites (MI Botanical Garden)
Mite vector of rose rosette disease (U Florida)
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Squirrel bornavirus associated with human encephalitis (NEJM)
Poll: How...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - July 26, 2015 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Rabies in animals
Rabies is the archytypical zoonotic disease, and only by vaccination in animals will we prevent infections in people. In two podcasts linked to our latest clinical review "The prevention and management of rabies" we'll be discussing how we can get there.
In this podcast Sarah Cleaveland, professor of comparative epidemiology at the University of... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Rabies in animals
Rabies is the archytypical zoonotic disease, and only by vaccination in animals will we prevent infections in people. In two podcasts linked to our latest clinical review "The prevention and management of rabies" we'll be discussing how we can get there.
In this podcast Sarah Cleaveland, professor of comparative epidemiology at the University of... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 16, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Rabies in animals
Rabies is the archytypical zoonotic disease, and only by vaccination in animals will we prevent infections in people. In two podcasts linked to our latest clinical review "The prevention and management of rabies" we'll be discussing how we can get there.
In this podcast Sarah Cleaveland, professor of comparative epidemiology at the University of Glasgow discusses controlling the disease in animals. To find out about the clincial presentation listen to the accompanying podcast with Natasha Crowcroft, chief of infectious disease at Public Health Ontario
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Source: The BMJ Podcast - January 16, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
