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Published: Feb. 21, 2016, 3:50 p.m.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Alan Dove,\xa0Rich Condit, and\xa0Kathy Spindler

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The TWiVniks review the past week's findings on Zika virus and microcephaly, and\xa0reveal\xa0a chicken\xa0protein that\xa0provides insight on the restriction of transmission of\xa0avian influenza\xa0viruses to humans.

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\nLinks for this episode\n

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• Larvicide\xa0not involved in\xa0microcephaly (CBS\xa0News)
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• Obama seeks\xa0$1.8b\xa0for Zika virus\xa0(Guardian)
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• Zika virus in\xa0Puerto Rico\xa0(MMWR)
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• Zika virus in\xa0semen\xa0(EID)
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• Zika virus in\xa0Indonesia\xa0(EID)
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• Phylogeny\xa0of Zika virus (EID)
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• Zika virus may cause\xa0mental disease\xa0(NYTimes)
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• Zika virus from\xa0amniotic fluid\xa0(Lancet)
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• Host protein underlies\xa0avian influenza host restriction\xa0(Nature)
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• Wendy Barclay on\xa0TWiV 177
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• Home to\xa0roost\xa0(Cell)
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• Image credit
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• Letters read\xa0on TWiV 377
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This episode is sponsored by\xa032nd Clinical Virology Symposium\xa0and\xa0Microbe Magazine Podcast

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