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

Guest:\\xa0Tara C. Smith

Tara Smith joins the TWiEBOVsters to\\xa0discuss the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa, spread of the disease to and within the US, transmission of the virus, and much more.

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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.

Links for this episode

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• Science communications fellow\\xa0at ASM
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• Nation\\xa0turns to science\\xa0(New Yorker)
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• CDC employees\\xa0in West Africa (CDC)
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• UN botched\\xa0Ebola response (AP)
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• Ebola czar\\xa0(CNN)
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• Ebola vaccine and\\xa0budget cuts\\xa0(HuffPo)
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• Collins\'\\xa0ridiculous meme\\xa0(NOT junk)
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• How to\\xa0quarantine against Ebola\\xa0(Mukherjee)
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• Ebola fear\\xa0in Heartland (Tara Smith)
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• Massive mutations\\xa0in Ebola virus (PunditFact)
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• Ebola\\xa0airport screening\\xa0(CDC)
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• What is\\xa0contact tracing?\\xa0(video) (CDC)
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• Inside MSF\\xa0Ebola unit\\xa0(YouTube)
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• Ebola\\xa0tech bulletin\\xa0(DuPont)
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• HAI controversies
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• Letters read\\xa0on TWiV\\xa0307
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