TWiV 361: Zombie viruses on the loose

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

The TWiVsters discuss Frederick Novy's return from retirement to recover a lost rat virus, and evidence for persistence of Ebolavirus in semen.

Links for this episode

• Frederick Novy and the rat virus (Ann Int Med) 18:20
• The rat virus (J Inf Dis) 22:55
• Recovery of the rat virus (J Inf Dis) 35:20
• Ebola sitrep 42:25
• Meningitis in Glaswegian Ebolavirus nurse (ProMedMail, Medscape) 45:50
• Sexual transmission of Ebolavirus (NEJM) 50:25
• Ebolavirus RNA persistence in semen (NEJM) 1:04:25
• Airplane banner falls into Hudson River (jpg)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 361 7:25, 1:13:25

This episode is sponsored by ASM Education: ASM MOOC 3:50

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Timestamps by Jennifer. Thanks!

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