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TWiV 1013: Bird flu around the world
TWiV reviews remarkable changes in the epidemiology of avian H5N1 influenza virus leading to previously uninfected areas, involvement of previously unaffected wild birds, and devastating outbreaks in farmed poultry, and isolation of a monoclonal antibody against the influenza virus neuraminidase that inhibits infection with a wide range of A and B isolates. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Register for ASV 2023 Research assistant position at FDA (pdf) MicrobeTV Discord Server Avian influenza H5N1 (Eurosurveillance) Pan-influenza NA antibody (Nature) World Animal Health Information System Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – May’s best science images – Nature Kathy – Historical reasons for resistance to recognizing airborne transmission Rich – Scan of Titanic reveals wreck as never seen before – BBC News Alan – Science Education in an Age of Misinformation Vincent – Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: When communication all changed Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]
2023/06/04
1:56:07
TWiV 1012: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the potential for recurrent Mpox outbreaks among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and frequency of acute symptoms, prospective study of key correlates for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™ receiving FDA approval for adult patients at high risk of progression to severe COVID-19, efficacy and safety of antimicrobial stewardship prospective audit and feedback in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, development of a definition of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 and risk for mental disorders among adults in Denmark, risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Potential for recurrent Mpox outbreaks among men who have sex with men (CDC) Association between SARS-CoV-2 variants and frequency of acute symptoms (OFID) Key correlates for household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (OFID) PAXLOVID receiving FDA approval for patients at high risk of severe COVID-19 (Pfizer) Efficacy and safety of antimicrobial stewardship prospective audit and feedback in patients with COVID-19 (The Lancet) Development of a definition of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (JAMA) COVID-19 and risk for mental disorders among adults in Denmark (JAMA) Risk of new post-COVID mental disorders higher only in older patients (CIDRAP) Contribute to our FIMRC fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1012 Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]
2023/06/03
37:46
TWiV 1011: Aquatic viruses
Vincent travels to Québec City, Canada and the 11th Aquatic Virus Workshop, where he speaks with Fred Aylward and Jed Furman about the research of their laboratories on the ecology and evolution of aquatic viruses and their microbial communities. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Frank Aylward and Jed Fuhrman Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server 11th Aquatic Virus Workshop Endogenization of giant virus genomes in green algae (Nature) Red Queen dynamics in marine viruses (Nature) Biogeography of marine giant viruses (ISME Commun) Marine prokaryotic community structure (Nat Commun) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]
2023/05/28
1:05:47
TWiV 1010: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin discusses the CDC HIV surveillance report, FDA voted in favor of approving the Abrysvo vaccine, canine olfactory detection of SARS-CoV-2-infected humans, safety of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in children aged 5 to 17 years, and statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode HIV surveillance report (CDC) FDA voted in favor of approving Abrysvo vaccine (Pfizer) Canine olfactory detection of SARS-CoV-2-infected humans (Annals of Epidemiology) Safety of the BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine in children (JAMA) Statement on the antigen composition of COVID-19 vaccines (WHO) Contribute to our FIMRC fundraiser at PWB Letters read on TWiV 1010 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your questions for Dr. Griffin to [email protected]
2023/05/27
35:41
TWiV 1009: Nidovirus on the water
Vincent travels to Montreux, Switzerland and the 16th International Nidovirus Symposium, where he speaks with Maria von Kerkhove, the face of COVID-19 for the World Health Organization, and Kanta Subbarao, Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre on Influenza in Melbourne. Host: Vincent Racaniello Guests: Kanta Subbarao and Maria von Kerkhove Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Nidovirus Symposium, Montreux WHO Collaborating Centre for Influenza, Melbourne Maria von Kerkhove (Wikipedia) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]