TWiV 494: Ebola Makona is the opposite of hakuna matata
- Author
- Vincent Racaniello
- Published
- Sun 20 May 2018
- Episode Link
- http://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-494/
Vincent, Kathy, and Alan review the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the finding that mutations identified in the 2015 West African epidemic do not alter pathogenesis in animals.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- ASM Microbe 2018
- Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference
- Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine
- International dsRNA Virus Symposium
- New Ebola virus outbreakin DRC (WHO)
- Ebola virus case in urban area of DRC(WHO)
- Ebola virus outbreak not PHEIC(WHO)
- Ebola virus vaccinearrives in DRC (CIDRAP)
- Recent Ebola-Makona mutationsdo not alter pathogenesis (Cell Rep)
- Letters readon TWiV 494
Alan - Happy 35th birthday, PCR Kathy- Everything can be a speaker Vincent - Ocean rise due to rocks(debunked); Gates advises Trump on viruses
Listener PickNoah- David Baltimore on iBiology
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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