TWiV 309: Ebola email

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

The TWiVocytes answer questions about Ebola virus, including mode of transmission, quarantine, incubation period, immunity, and much more.

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 www.mssm.edu/MIC.

Links for this episode

• Guidelines for monitoring potentially infected persons (CDC)
• ASTMH meeting rejects attendees from Ebola countries (ScienceInsider)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency call for Ebola virus proposals
• NSF calls for Ebola virus proposals
• Review of Ebola virus human-human transmission (CDC)
• How Firestone controlled Ebola virus (MMWR)
• Could Reston virus be a vaccine for Ebola virus? (virology blog)
• Letters read on TWiV 309

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