TWiV 410: Hurricane Zika

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guests: Sharon Isern and Scott Michael

Sharon and Scott join the TWiV team to talk about their work on dengue antibody-dependent enhancement of Zika virus infection, and identifying the virus in mosquitoes from Miami.

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Links for this episode

• Live at Florida Gulf Coast University (TWiV #111) 4:20
• Florida DOH Daily Zika Update 7:45
• Regional Zika update, Americas (PAHO, WHO) 11:45
• NJ Zika Bill 14:55
• Dengue virus antibodies enhance Zika virus infection (bioRxiv)33:30
• First detection of Zika virus in Brazilian A. aegyptii (Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz) 1:07:00
• 2017 ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course 1:57:40
• Letters read on TWiV 410 1:11:00

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Weekly Science Picks 1:44:30

Sharon – Zika virus comics and cartoons and Florida weekly arbovirus reports
Scott – Real-time tracking of Zika virus evolution
Alan – Evolution of antibiotic resistance on a mega plate
Rich –  Windytv
Kathy – Zika virus map and timeline
Vincent – Ohsumi Nobel advanced information and HR 5325 funding breakdown

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