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TWiV 504: Flying foxes and barking pigs

2 Comments / This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

The TWiVerinos discuss Nipah virus and the recent outbreak in India, and the first cast of polio in Papua New Guinea in 18 years. ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿&lt;span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”&gt;ï»¿&lt;/span&gt;&amp;lt;span …

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Maternal Immunization for RSV

By Gertrud U. Rey Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of respiratory illness, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia, in the young, elderly, and immunocompromised. RSV poses a substantial public health threat due to its association with severe morbidity and mortality in infants and premature babies.

TWiV 500: Keep virology weird

This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

The entire TWiV team visits The University of Texas in Austin to record episode #500 with guests Jinny Suh, Jason McLellan, and Jon Huibregtse. ï»¿ï»¿ï»¿&lt;span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”&gt;ï»¿&lt;/span&gt;&amp;lt;span …

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TWiV 496: Vaccines work, whether or not you believe in them

1 Comment / This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

Vincent and Rich recorded this episode at Vaccines in the 21st Century, a meeting held at the University of California, Irvine, where they spoke with Stacy Schultz-Cherry, Douglas Diekema, and Andrew Noymer about vaccine facts and fiction. ï»¿ï»¿<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; …

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A Live-Attenuated Herpes Simplex Virus Vaccine Candidate

Basic virology, Gertrud Rey, Information / By Gertrud U. Rey

By Gertrud U. Rey There is currently no vaccine to prevent infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 or type 2 (HSV-1 or HSV-2). Infection with either of these viruses results in life-long viral latency. Sporadic reactivation and viral shedding may lead to painful oral and genital disease and an increased risk of HIV transmission.

TWiV 494: Ebola Makona is the opposite of hakuna matata

1 Comment / This Week in Virology / By Vincent Racaniello

Vincent, Kathy, and Alan review the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the finding that mutations identified in the 2015 West African epidemic do not alter pathogenesis in animals. ï»¿ï»¿<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: …

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