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This episode of This Week in Virology (TWiV) covers a fatal Alaskapox case, MERS in Kenya, diagnostic tests for Nipah and Lassa diseases, HPV vaccination rates in the US, cases of measles in Arizona and Minnesota, hepatitis C virus-derived RNA circles in infected cells, and prevention of respiratory virus transmission by resident memory CD8+ T cells. The hosts discuss these topics and share their weekly picks related to virology.
TWiV reviews a fatal Alaskapox case, MERS in Kenya, diagnostic tests for Nipah and Lassa diseases, HPV vaccination rates in the US, cases of measles in Arizona and Minnesota, hepatitis C virus-derived RNA circles in infected cells, and prevention of respiratory virus transmission by resident memory CD8+ T cells.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker
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- Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (pdf)
- The New City by Dickson Despommier
- Viruses of Microbes 2024
- Fatal case of Alaskapox (AK Beacon)
- MERS in Kenya (Emerg Inf Dis)
- Diagnostic tests for Nipah and Lassa (CEPI)
- Measles in Arizona and Minnesota
- HCV-derived circular RNAs (PNAS)
- Resident memory CD8 T cells prevent respiratory virus transmission (Nature)
- Letters read on TWiV 1087 1:24:33
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks
Dickson – Visualizing Science: Illustration and Beyond
Brianne – Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus and Invisible Corps
Alan – Preventing needlephobia in kids
Vincent – Two new Djs I discovered Rosana Nun and Sunset Cartel
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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