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)
• Florida DOH Daily Zika Update
• Regional Zika update, Americas (PAHO, WHO)
• NJ Zika Bill
• Dengue virus antibodies enhance Zika virus infection (bioRxiv)
• First detection of Zika virus in Brazilian A. aegyptii (Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz)
• 2017 ASM Scientific Writing and Publishing Online Course
• Letters read on TWiV 410

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Weekly Science Picks

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

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