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.

• 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)

Peter - Dr. Michael Saag interview by Dr. Virginia CampbellDavid - PI Predictor (app, article, publication)

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