This Week in Virology TWiV 731: The kids aren't alright
Mar 14, 2021
01:54:32
On a TWiV tetramer, we review the ongoing outbreaks of Ebolavirus disease in DRC and Guinea, evidence that SARS-CoV-2 infections in children are far more prevalent than are being detected, and recent long COVID estimates from the UK.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode- Ebolavirus disease outbreak continues in Africa (ProMedMail)
- List of Ebolavirus outbreaks (Wikipedia)
- Ebolavirus genome sequences from Guinea (virological)
- Bias in reporting on childhood SARS-CoV-2 infections (Clinical Inf Dis)
- Estimated SARS-CoV-2 prevalence (MMWR)
- Estimated burden of SARS-CoV-2 by age group (CDC)
- UK long COVID estimates (pdf)
- Space Shuttle fly-by Vincent's office (YouTube)
- Letters read on TWiV 731
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne – Who Would Kidnap a Space Telescope? Alan – Radio Garden Rich – Countries with more obesity have had more covid deaths on average Vincent – Concord Aerospace
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv