TWiV reveals isolation from bats in Laos of a SARS-CoV-2 like virus with a spike protein that allows entry into human cells, and exploration of a herpesvirus vector for immunization of vampire bats against rabies virus.
Peter Daszak joins TWiV to explain the work of EcoHealth Alliance in surveillance of bats in China for SARS-related coronaviruses to provide the information needed to prevent future pandemics, and why NIH recently withdrew financial support for their work.
TWiV 618: Nipah virus at 20
- May 26, 2020
- Tagged as: bat, fruit bat, Hendra virus, Malaysia, Nipah virus, pandemic, piggery, SARS, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses, wildlife surveillance, zoonosis
From the Nipah Virus International Conference in Singapore, Vincent speaks with meeting participants about the history of the first Nipah virus outbreak, lessons learned from Hendra virus, surveillance of bats for viruses, and the development of a vaccine.
TWiV 615: Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance
- May 19, 2020
- Tagged as: bat, EcoHealth Alliance, Nipah virus, pandemic, SARS virus, spillover, viral, virology, virus, viruses, wildlife sampling
Vincent speaks with Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and public health from the emergence of disease.
TWiV 601: Das coronavirus with Christian Drosten
- April 14, 2020
- Tagged as: bat, coronavirus, CoV, COVID-19, furin, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Coronavirus expert Christian Drosten joins Vincent to provide a view from Germany on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2.
TWiV 591: Coronavirus update with Ralph Baric
- March 15, 2020
- Tagged as: bat, case fatality ratio, coronavirus, CoV, COVID-19, pangolin, reproduction rate, SARS-CoV-2, transmission, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Ralph Baric joins TWiV to dissect the coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, including discussion on community spread, asymptomatic infections, origin of the virus, transmission, vaccine development, and much more.
TWiV 584: Year of the coronavirus
- January 26, 2020
- Tagged as: bat, China, coronavirus, epidemiology, spillover, travel restriction, viral, virology, virus, viruses, Wuhan, zoonosis
Coronavirus expert Ralph Baric joins TWiV to explain the virology and epidemiology of the recent zoonotic outbreak spreading across China and overseas.
TWiV 561: Hot or not
- August 18, 2019
- Tagged as: bat, ebolavirus, inflammation, monoclonal antibody, mutualism, NLRP3, panic grass, reservoir host, symbiosis, thermotolerance, viral, viroloy, virus, viruses
The Autonomous CollecTWiVe reveal two effective treatments for Ebolavirus infection, how a virus in a fungus confers heat tolerance to a plant, and dampened inflammation as a mechanism for bat tolerance to viral infection.
The Scholars of the Podcast reveal ribosomal proteins encoded in viral genomes, and a protein cell receptor for bat influenza viruses.
TWiV 484: Float like a mimivirus STING like a bat
- March 11, 2018
- Tagged as: aaRS, bat, cGAMP, cGAS, DNA sensor, IFN, interferon, irf3, mimivirus, phosphorylation, positive selection, ribosome, STING, tailed capsid, Tupanvirus, viral, virology, virus, viruses
The TWiVumvirate discuss the giant Tupanvirus, with the longest tail in the known virosphere, and dampened STING dependent interferon activation in bats.
Inside a BSL-4
