The TWiVerati follow up on the Ebola virus outbreak, virulence of Ebola-Makona, and reveal how a parasitoid is revealed to hyperparasitoids, and binding of influenza virus to a calcium ion channel to mediate influenza virus entry.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Kathy Spindler

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ASM Microbe 2018
Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference
Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine
International dsRNA Virus Symposium
Tracing Ebola virus contacts(CIDRAP)
WHO FAQ Ebola virus vaccine(WHO)
Nipah virusoutbreak (CIDRAP)
Revealingparasitoid to hyperparasitoid (PNAS)
Hyperparasitoidvideo (YouTube)
Calcium channeland influenza virus entry (Cell Host Microbe)
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TWiV 495: Influenza virus keeps its ion channel 20