TWiV 297: Ebola! Don't panic

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler The TWiVites present an all-ebolavirus episode, tackling virology, epidemiology, and approaches to prevention and cure that are in the pipeline. Links for this episode Risks and benefits of gain-of-function experiments (mBio) Scientists for Science US Policy for oversight of DURC (pdf) US framework for guiding H5N1 transmission expts (pdf) Extra oversight for H7N9 experiments (Science) TWiV 283: No Reston for the weary Is it Ebolavirus or Ebola virus? (virology blog) Ebola virus disease update (WHO) Ebola virus disease FAQ (WHO) Ebola hemorrhagic fever (CDC) Ebola virus disease: ecology meets economy (PLoS NTD) 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (J Gen Virol) 2014 Ebola virus outbreak (MMWR) If Ebola virus came to the US (Vox) Zaire ebolavirus in West Africa (interview with Tom Solomon) Why Ebola patients were brought to US (Wash Post) Experimental treatment and vaccines for Ebola (CDC) Aerosol transmission of Reston virus (Sci Rep) Ebola - A growing threat? (NEJM) On the cusp of Ebola vaccine (Know) Ebolavirus vaccines and antivirals (virology blog) Immune responses to Ebolavirus infection (Exp Rev Clin Imm) Antibody therapy for Ebola (Hum Vacc Immunother) Plant derived monoclonals protect macaques from Ebolavirus (PNAS) Anti-ebolavirus monoclonal cocktail (Sci Trans Med) ZMapp info sheet (pdf) ZMapp PR (pdf) High tech treatment for Ebola (ArsTechnica) ZMapp protects macaques (Sci Rep) Letters read on TWiV 297 Weekly Science Picks Alan - Historical perspective on Ebola (Tara C Smith) Rich - Tell the negative committee to shut up (Fanuel Muindi) Kathy - Art of Night (Vimeo) Vincent - Is Ebola virus going to kill me? (John Skylar) Listener Pick of the Week Peter - Dr. Michael Saag interview by Dr. Virginia Campbell David - PI Predictor ( app , article , publication ) Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]