TWiV 494: Ebola Makona is the opposite of hakuna matata
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Vincent, Kathy, and Alan review the ongoing outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the finding that mutations identified in the 2015 West African epidemic do not alter pathogenesis in animals.
Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\\xa0Alan Dove, and\\xa0Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode
- ASM Microbe 2018
- Support Viruses & Cells Gordon Conference
- Faculty positions at Icahn School of Medicine
- International dsRNA Virus Symposium
- New Ebola virus outbreakin DRC (WHO)
- Ebola virus case in urban area of DRC(WHO)
- Ebola virus outbreak not PHEIC(WHO)
- Ebola virus vaccinearrives in DRC (CIDRAP)
- Recent Ebola-Makona mutationsdo not alter pathogenesis (Cell Rep)
- Letters readon TWiV 494
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Alan - Happy 35th birthday, PCR
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Listener Pick
Noah- David Baltimore on iBiology
Intro music is by\\xa0Ronald Jenkees.
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