Description

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

The TWiV gang answer follow-up questions about the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, then discuss treatment of  disseminated multiple myeloma with oncolytic measles virus.

Links for this episode

• Use of unregistered interventions for Ebola virus disease (WHO)
• Response to anthrax and H5N1 incidents (CDC)
• Remission of disseminated cancer after treatment with oncolytic measles virus (Mayo Clin Proc)
• New viruses for cancer therapy (Nat Rev Micro)
• Cattaneo on TWiV
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 298

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Kathy - Inside insides
Vincent - Going Viral (Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre)

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