TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and ecological vaccination, a strategy to prevent zoonotic spillover from bats.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli

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• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• Bernard Roizman passes (Wikipedia)
• Maturation of a scientist (Ann Rev Virology)
• Wildlife trade drives pathogen transmission (Science)
• Ecological vaccination of bats (Sci Adv)
• Letters read  on TWiV 1315
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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