Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague, joins TWiV for a wide-ranging discussion of infectious disease and public health, including emerging infections, the role of wildlife markets in spillovers, and missteps in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.
A TWiV trio reveals the 100 million year old history of bornavirus infections hidden as EVEs in vertebrate genomes, and identification of novel bat coronaviruses that provide evolutionary insight into the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
TWiV 760: SARS-CoV-2 origins with Peter Daszak, Thea Kølsen Fischer, Marion Koopmans
- May 27, 2021
- Tagged as: coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, spillover, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Peter Daszak, Thea Kølsen Fischer, and Marion Koopmans, members of the WHO team investigating the origins of SARS-CoV-2 join TWiV to explain the work done by the committee during phase one, their conclusions, and the extent of work that remains to be done in phase two.
TWiV examines spillovers of porcine and canine coronaviruses into humans in Haiti and Malaysia, and how antigenic evolution of measles virus is constrained by multiple co-dominant epitopes on the viral glycoproteins.
TWiV 668: Mice, bats, and coronaviruses with Tony Schountz
- October 1, 2020
- Tagged as: coronavirus, COVID-19, deer mouse, fruit bat, hantavirus, MERS-CoV, pandemic, reservoir host, SARS-CoV-2, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Tony Schountz joins TWiV to explain the work of his laboratory showing that deer mice can be infected with and transmit SARS-CoV-2, and how his colony of Jamaican fruit bats is being used to understand their response to virus infections.
TWiV 619: Recombination led to emergence of SARS-CoV-2
- May 27, 2020
- Tagged as: bat CoV, computational biology, coronavirus, CoV, COVID-19, mutation, pandemic, recombination, SARS-CoV-2, spillover, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Raul Rabadan joins TWiV to explain the use of computational biology to demonstrate how recombination and mutation led to emergence of SARS-CoV-2.
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 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 594: Coronavirus update – Shelter in place
- March 25, 2020
- Tagged as: coronavirus, CoV, COVID-19, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, viral, virology, virus, zoonosis
A TWiV foursome provides an update on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including antibody testing kits, FDA emergency approval of convalescent sera, and answer listener questions about the dangers of mail delivery and take out foods, decontamination of PPE, diagnostic testing, and much more.
TWiV Special: A medical student perspective on COVID-19
- March 17, 2020
- Tagged as: clinical rotation, coronavirus, CoV, COVID-19, medical student, pandemic, RT-PCR, SARS-CoV-2, viral, virology, virus, viruses, zoonosis
Ori Lieberman joins Vincent to discuss COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, gleaned from his experience during clinical rotations in medical school.