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Microbes After Hours: West Nile virus

This discussion of West Nile virus was recorded at the headquarters of the American Society for Microbiology during a “Microbes After Hours” event on May 6, 2013. The speakers are Dr. Lyle Petersen Lyle R. Petersen, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at CDC, and Dr. Roberta DeBiasi, MD, FIDSA, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at George …

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TWiV 168: Super CalTech prophylaxis and ferret runny noses

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Welkin Johnson Welkin joins the TWiV team for a discussion of HIV prophlaxis using vectored antibodies, and the influenza H5N1 virus studies in ferrets that were not redacted. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV168.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 168 (59 MB .mp3, 98 minutes). …

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TWiP 28: Medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode #28 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss medical entomology with Robert W. Gwadz, Assistant Chief of the Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research at NIAID. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP028.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiP #28 (65 MB .mp3, 91 minutes). Links for this …

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TWiP 2: General parasitism

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 2 of the podcast “This Week in Parasitism”, Vincent and Dick classify parasites according to whether or not they are transmitted by a vector, then consider the implications of long-lived parasites. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twip/TWiP002.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download Download TWiP #2 (47 …

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