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Published: Aug. 10, 2014, 2:59 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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The TWiVites\xa0present an all-ebolavirus episode, tackling virology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention and cure that are in the pipeline.

\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Risks and benefits\xa0of gain-of-function experiments (mBio)
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• Scientists for Science
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• US Policy for\xa0oversight of DURC\xa0(pdf)
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• US framework for guiding\xa0H5N1 transmission expts\xa0(pdf)
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• Extra oversight\xa0for H7N9 experiments (Science)
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• TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary
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• Is it Ebolavirus or Ebola virus?\xa0(virology blog)
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• Ebola virus disease update\xa0(WHO)
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• Ebola virus disease FAQ\xa0(WHO)
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• Ebola hemorrhagic fever\xa0(CDC)
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• Ebola virus disease: ecology meets economy\xa0(PLoS NTD)
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• 2014 Ebola virus outbreak\xa0(J Gen Virol)
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• 2014 Ebola virus outbreak\xa0(MMWR)
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• If Ebola virus came to the US\xa0(Vox)
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• Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa\xa0(interview with Tom Solomon)
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• Why Ebola patients were\xa0brought to US\xa0(Wash Post)
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• Experimental\xa0treatment and vaccines for Ebola (CDC)
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• Aerosol transmission\xa0of Reston virus (Sci Rep)
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• Ebola - A growing threat?\xa0(NEJM)
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• On the cusp of\xa0Ebola\xa0vaccine\xa0(Know)
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• Ebolavirus\xa0vaccines and antivirals\xa0(virology blog)
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• Immune responses\xa0to Ebolavirus infection (Exp Rev Clin Imm)
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• Antibody therapy for Ebola\xa0(Hum Vacc Immunother)
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• Plant derived monoclonals\xa0protect macaques from Ebolavirus\xa0(PNAS)
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• Anti-ebolavirus\xa0monoclonal cocktail\xa0(Sci Trans Med)
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• ZMapp info sheet\xa0(pdf)
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• ZMapp PR\xa0(pdf)
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• High tech treatment\xa0for Ebola (ArsTechnica)
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• ZMapp protects macaques\xa0(Sci Rep)
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 297
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\nWeekly Science Picks\n

Alan\xa0-\xa0Historical perspective on Ebola\xa0(Tara C Smith)
Rich -\xa0Tell the negative committee to shut up\xa0(Fanuel Muindi)
Kathy -\xa0Art of Night\xa0(Vimeo)
Vincent\xa0-\xa0Is Ebola virus going to kill me?\xa0(John Skylar)

\nListener Pick of the Week\n

Peter\xa0- Dr. Michael Saag\xa0interview\xa0by Dr. Virginia Campbell
David\xa0- PI Predictor (app,\xa0article,\xa0publication)

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