The latest Zika virus news from the ConTWiVstadors, including a case of female to male transmission, risk of infection at the 2016 summer Olympics, a DNA vaccine, antibody-dependent enhancement by dengue antibodies, and sites of replication in the placenta.
Zach writes: Hey Twiv Team! Reporting from Woodbridge, VA. The weather is currently 64°F and 4°C, humidity at 50%. I am somewhat of a recent listener. I started in January 2016 and have been working…
Rich butts in: Myxoma is transmitted mechanically by mosquitos and does not replicate in the insect. Epidemiological consequences of the mechanical transmission of myxomatosis by mosquitoes Further studies on the mechanism of mosquito transmission of…
Ted writes: Hi Vincent, I wanted to thank you again for featuring my paper in TWIV 386 and having me on to discuss the research, I had a great time doing so! Since the taping…
Nina Martin joins the TWiV team to talk about the movie Vaxxed, her bout with dengue fever, and the latest research on Zika virus.
Nischay and Ian join the TWiVions to discuss mass die-offs of tilapia by a novel orthomyxo-like virus, Ian’s editorial on the movie Vaxxed, and new vaccines to prevent dengue virus infections, including a human challenge model.
Bob writes: Today I read a somewhat confusing news story on CNN: “New dengue vaccine shows promise” http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/16/health/dengue-vaccine-effective/index.html It would interesting to hear a podcast bearing on this CNN news article. Great work, TWIVers. Always…
Esper and the Merry TWiXters analyze the latest data on Zika virus and microcephaly in Brazil, and discuss publications on a mouse model for disease, infection of a fetus, mosquito vector competence, and the cryo-EM structure of the virus particle.
Bohdan writes: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6437a5.htm The weather inside this Amtrak train is sunny and dry and around 25 degree celsius. Outside it is sunny and dry and a bit cooler as we shlep through North Carolina heading…
Johnye writes: Please see the particularly the section: Approach to the Infant with Suspected Intrauterine Infection Begin forwarded message: Subject: Overview of TORCH infections A thumbnail sketch about TORCH infections from UpToDate. It may give…
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