Virology
Could the Ebola virus epidemic have been prevented?
By Vincent Racaniello
The cover of this week's issue of Businessweek declares that 'Ebola is coming' in letters colored like blood, with the subtitle 'The US had a chance to stop the virus in its tracks. It missed'. Although the article presents a good analysis of the hurdles in developing antibody therapy for ...
TWiV 304: Given X, solve for EBOV
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #304 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiV team consults an epidemiologist to forecast the future scope of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. You can find TWiV #304 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Transmission of Ebola virus
By Vincent Racaniello
As the West African epidemic of Ebola virus grows, so does misinformation about the virus, particularly how it is transmitted from person to person. Ebola virus is transmitted from human to human by close contact with infected patients and virus-containing body fluids. It does not spread among humans by respiratory aerosols, the ...
TWiV 303: Borna this way
By Vincent Racaniello
On episode #303 of the science show This Week in Virology, the TWiV team discusses transmission of Ebola virus, and inhibition of Borna disease virus replication by viral DNA in the ground squirrel genome. You can find TWiV #303 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
What we are not afraid to say about Ebola virus
By Vincent Racaniello
In a recent New York Times OpEd entitled What We're Afraid to Say About Ebola, Michael Osterholm wonders whether Ebola virus could go airborne: You can now get Ebola only through direct contact with bodily fluids. If certain mutations occurred, it would mean that just breathing would put one at risk of ...