TWiV 336: Brought to you by the letters H, N, P, and Eye

TWiV 336: Brought to you by the letters H, N, P, and Eye

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

The TWiVsters explore mutations in the interferon pathway associated with severe influenza in a child, outbreaks of avian influenza in North American poultry farms, Ebolavirus infection of the eye weeks after recovery, and Ebolavirus stability on surfaces and fluids.

This episode is sponsored by @ASM Conferences and ASM Microbe

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Timestamps by Jennifer. Thank you!

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