TWiV 1205: Pluviosity didn't kill the bat
Episode 1205 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 1205: Pluviosity didn't kill the bat" was published on March 30, 2025 and runs 103 minutes.
March 30, 2025 ·103m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV reviews liver damage caused by over use of vitamin A in Texas, vitamin A does not change clinical course of measles in high income country, NIH cuts COVID-19 research, US ends vaccine funds for poor countries, anti-vaxxer hired to study vaccines and autism, new DURC policy, Jamaican fruit bat competence for filoviruses, and human outbreaks of Oropouche virus reassortant in Brazil.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- Vitamin A liver disease in Texas (NY Times)
- Vitamin A doesn't help measles in high-income countries (Pediat Inf Dis)
- NIH cancels COVID grants (Science)
- US ends vaccine funds for poor countries (NY Times)
- Anti-vaxxer to study vaccines and autism (Sci Based Med)
- DURC rules revised (USG and NIH guidance)
- Filoviruses and Jamaican fruit bats (Nat Comm)
- Oropouche outbreaks in Brazil (Nat Med)
- Woolly mice (NPR)
- Letters read on TWiV 1205
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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