Possible sexual transmission of Zika virus, and a cell protein that allows hepatitis C virus replication in cell culture by enhancing vitamin E mediated protection against lipid peroxidation, are the subjects discussed by the TWiVerati on this week's episode of the science show This Week in Virology. You can find TWiV ...

The Aedes aegypti eradication campaign coordinated by the Pan American Health Organization led by 1962 to elimination of this mosquito from 18 countries, including Brazil. Ae. aegypti transmits not only Zika virus, but dengue virus, chikungunya virus, and yellow fever virus. Could control measures be implemented today to achieve similar control ...

In this episode of Virus Watch, I explain how mosquitoes spread viruses. We'll look at how a mosquito finds a host, how it finds a blood vessel, and how it delivers viruses to a new host. Don't blame mosquitoes for viral diseases: it's not their fault!

Four virologists discuss our current understanding of Zika virus biology, pathogenesis, transmission, and prevention, in this special live episode recorded at the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, DC. You can find TWiV #392 at microbe.tv/twiv, or listen/watch below. [powerpress url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV392.mp3"] Click arrow to play Download TWiV 392 (62 MB ...

In this episode of Virus Watch, I show how to do my favorite assay in all of virology - the plaque assay.