TWiV 297: Ebola! Don't panic
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
The TWiVites present an all-ebolavirus episode, tackling virology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention and cure that are in the pipeline.
Links for this episode- Risks and benefits of gain-of-function experiments (mBio)
- Scientists for Science
- US Policy for oversight of DURC (pdf)
- US framework for guiding H5N1 transmission expts (pdf)
- Extra oversight for H7N9 experiments (Science)
- TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary
- Is it Ebolavirus or Ebola virus? (virology blog)
- Ebola virus disease update (WHO)
- Ebola virus disease FAQ (WHO)
- Ebola hemorrhagic fever (CDC)
- Ebola virus disease: ecology meets economy (PLoS NTD)
- 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (J Gen Virol)
- 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (MMWR)
- If Ebola virus came to the US (Vox)
- Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa (interview with Tom Solomon)
- Why Ebola patients were brought to US (Wash Post)
- Experimental treatment and vaccines for Ebola (CDC)
- Aerosol transmission of Reston virus (Sci Rep)
- Ebola - A growing threat? (NEJM)
- On the cusp of Ebola vaccine (Know)
- Ebolavirus vaccines and antivirals (virology blog)
- Immune responses to Ebolavirus infection (Exp Rev Clin Imm)
- Antibody therapy for Ebola (Hum Vacc Immunother)
- Plant derived monoclonals protect macaques from Ebolavirus (PNAS)
- Anti-ebolavirus monoclonal cocktail (Sci Trans Med)
- ZMapp info sheet (pdf)
- ZMapp PR (pdf)
- High tech treatment for Ebola (ArsTechnica)
- ZMapp protects macaques (Sci Rep)
- Letters read on TWiV 297
Alan - Historical perspective on Ebola (Tara C Smith)Rich - Tell the negative committee to shut up (Fanuel Muindi)Kathy - Art of Night (Vimeo)Vincent - Is Ebola virus going to kill me? (John Skylar)
Listener Pick of the WeekPeter - Dr. Michael Saag interview by Dr. Virginia CampbellDavid - PI Predictor (app, article, publication)
Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to twiv@twiv.tv
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