Vincent, Alan, and Matt discuss herpes simplex encephalitis in children with innate immune deficiency, and the local response to microneedle-based influenza skin immunization.

Links for this episode:

• Herpes encephalitis in children with TRIF deficiency (J Clin Inv)
• Toll-like receptor and cytosolic pattern recognition receptors
• Skin responses to influenza microneedle vaccine (mBio)
• Microneedles
• Fluzone intradermal influenza vaccine
• QDot nanocrystal technology
• TWiV on Facebook
• Letters read on TWiV 175

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