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This Week in Virology

This Week in Virology

著者: Vincent Racaniello
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TWiV is a podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.Vincent Racaniello 2022 博物学 生物科学 科学 自然・生態学
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  • TWiV 1339: Ebola up close with Tom Ksiazek
    2026/07/12

    Tom Ksiazek, a world-renowned virus expert with 40 years of experience on the front lines of some of the worst outbreaks the world has ever seen, joins TWiV to discuss his career, ebolaviruses in general, and the current outbreak of Bundibugyo ebolavirus in Africa.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

    Guest: Tom Ksiazek

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
    • Fred Murphy passes (pdf)
    • CJ Peters passes (pdf)
    • Tom Ksiazek on TWiV 583
    • Letters read on TWiV 1339
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Picks of the Week

    Brianne – APoD July 7: Dragons of Ara
    Rich – The Iconic Bass Riff That NOBODY Can Play; Riff (Wiki) see "Riff-Driven"
    Vincent – The song that made Carlos Santana a rock legend

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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  • TWiV 1338: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
    2026/07/11
    In his weekly clinical update, Daniel Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are dismayed over the military deaths due to the voluntary influenza vaccination policy, FDA's first vaccine recommendations since 2023, the efficacy of influenza vaccines, new screwworm, Legionnaires and cyclosporiasis cases, the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda and before Dr. Griffin deep dives into the measles outbreak, recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, publication of the blocked COVID-19 vaccine findings, where to go for answers about long COVID-19, use of antivirals in children with COVID-19, severe West Nile disease and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode A1C Keon Talik McDaniel (Bexar Memorial)Hegseth: Flu Vaccine Optional (US Department of War)Air Force trainee in San Antonio, Texas, died from flu(CIDRAP)Key FDA committee unanimously recommends its first vaccine since 2023(NPR)Efficacy and Safety of an mRNA Seasonal Influenza Vaccine in Adults (NEJM)Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Against Pediatric Death in the United States: 2016–2025 (Pediatrics)Dashboard SCREWWORM.Gov (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)CDC Activates Emergency Operations Center for New World Screwworm Response (CDC Newroom)Upper East Side Legionnaires' Outbreak Source Remains Unknown (Bloomberg)Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases (AP) Cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan exceeds 1,000 cases (WOODTV+)Ebola deaths top 500 as DR Congo health workers threaten to strike (CIDRAP)Ebola deaths in Congo top 500 as health workers threaten to strike (AP)Ebola dashboard (ebola.fyi) EBOLA:The Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2026 (WHO) Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak Democratic Republic of the Congo (WHO: Democratic Republic of Congo)Ebola Outbreak: Current Situation (CDC:Ebola) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)Big outbreak, bright lights…Measles Dashboard (South Carolina Department of Public Health)Utah measles outbreak response (Utah Department of Health and Human Services) Utah Measles Dashboard (Utah Department of Health and Human Services)Measles (VDH: Virginia Department of Health)Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)Measles (WHO)Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC) Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts (ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses) Flu vaccine recommendations: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 12, 2026 Meeting Announcement (FDA)WHO updates all 3 viral strains to be included in fall flu shots (CIDRAP)FDA vaccine advisers recommend adding subclade K to fall shots(CIDRAP)Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView) OPTION 2: XOFLUZA $50 Cash Pay Option (xofluza)RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)Vaccines for Adults (CDC: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)) Economic Analysis of Protein Subunit and mRNA RSV Vaccination in Adults aged 50-59 Years (CDC: ACIP) Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)COVID-19 deaths (CDC)Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel (CDC: Respiratory Illnesses)COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda) EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)Infusion center (Prime Fusions) CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Children Aged 6 Years and Older (Pediatrics)Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)Help your eligible patients access PAXLOVID with the PAXCESS Patient Support Program (Pfizer Pro)Understanding Coverage Options (PAXCESS) Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID ...
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  • TWiV 1337: The whitefly and the Red Queen
    2026/07/05

    TWiV explains research that reveals an an alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signalling in a sea anemone, and how a bacterial symbiont and a plant virus enhance insect fitness by inducing physical defenses against fungal parasites.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
    • Springer-Nature retracted two papers by Max Planck, probably with a bot (Science)
    • Alternative evolutionary path of antiviral signalling in sea anemone (Nat Ecol Evol)
    • Bacterial symbiont and plant virus protect whitefly against fungal parasites (PNAS)
    • Letters read on TWiV 1337
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Picks of the Week

    Rich – The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey; Livesuit by James S. A. Corey
    Alan – Climate.us, run by former NOAA scientists after Trump gutted their agency's climate site
    Vincent – A Chemically Defined Synthetic Cell Capable of Growth and Replication

    Listener Pick

    Lana – The Episodic Table of Elements

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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