The complete TWiV team give a report on the Ebola virus outbreak in DRC, and reveal that cell surface nectin proteins cause the transfer of cytoplasmic cargo, including measles virus, between cells.

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

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Links for this episode

• Fire Alarm at ASV
• Ebola outbreak sitrep(WHO)
• Ebola outbreak dashboard(WHO)
• Ebola outbreakDRC (MSF)
• Ebola articles at CIDRAP
• Ebola virus vaccine could run out(STAT news)
• Nectin mediated cytoplasmic transfer(J Cell Sci)
• Letters readon TWiV 559
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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