The TWiV team summarizes the discovery of Sin Nombre virus, and presents evidence that neurotropic flaviviruses can cause intestinal dysmotility syndromes after systemic infection of mice.

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

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• ASV 2019 Satellite Symposia
• Crowdfunding for EV-D68 research
• Outbreak (exhibit, TWiV 501)
• Four Corners hantavirus outbreak (Wikipedia)
• Death at the Corner (Atlantic)
• Hantavirus infection by US state (CDC)
• Hantavirus US cases and mortality (CDC)
• Hantavirus international cases (CDC)
• Belmont hantavirus death (NYTimes)
• Intestinal dysmotility following flavivirus infection of mice (Cell)
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 527
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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