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Published: Sept. 28, 2014, 1:39 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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Guest:\xa0Jeff Shaman

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The TWiV\xa0team\xa0consults an epidemiologist to\xa0forecast\xa0the future scope of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.\xa0

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This episode of TWiV is brought to you by the Department of Microbiology at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Composed of over 20 virology labs, all centralized in one building in the heart of New York City, this department is a perfect fit for anyone with an interest in pursuing virus research. The Department is presently looking to recruit any prospective graduate students to apply to our program by the December 1st deadline. Interested postdocs are also encouraged to contact faculty of interest. For more information about the Department, please visit\xa0www.mssm.edu/MIC.

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• Science communications fellow\xa0at ASM
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• Estimating\xa0future cases\xa0in Ebola virus epidemic (MMWR)
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• Columbia\xa0prediction\xa0of Ebola outbreak
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• The Ebola\xa0emergency\xa0(NEJM)
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• Q&As on Ebola virus\xa0transmission\xa0(CDC)
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• Ebola virus\xa0transmission to monkeys\xa0(Lancet)
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• Aerosol infection\xa0of monkeys with Ebola virus (Int J Exp Path)
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• Ebola virus\xa0replication in pigs\xa0(J Inf Dis)
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• Pathology of\xa0aerosol Ebola virus infection\xa0in rhesus macaques (Vet Path)
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• Murine model\xa0of Ebolavirus infection (Viruses)
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• Ebola virus transmission from\xa0pigs to non-human primates\xa0(Sci Rep)
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• Transmission risks\xa0in BSL4 laboratory (Sci Rep)
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• Why Ebola virus is\xa0unlikely to go airborne\xa0(Vox)
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV\xa0304
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