This Week in Virology

TWiV 1031: Death on the West Nile


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TWiV notes the passing of virologist Michael BA Oldstone, a study to assess the performance of rapid antigen tests to detect symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the presence of antibodies to type I interferons in ~40% of patients with West Nile virus encephalitis.

Hosts: Vincent RacanielloRich Condit, and Alan Dove

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  • Position in Rosenfeld Laboratory (pdf)
  • XKCD on antivaxxers
  • RFK Jr. CDC or FDA head? (Politico)
  • Performance of rapid antigen tests (Ann Int Med)
  • Guidance on rapid antigen tests (FDA)
  • Autoantibodies to IFN in West Nile virus encephalitis (JEM)
  • Letters read on TWiV 1031
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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