TWiP 76: Herpesvirus worms its way out
Sep 02, 2014•1 hr 24 min
Episode description
Vincent and Dickson discuss how infection of mice with helminths induces cytokines that reactivate a latent gamma-herpesvirus.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Links for this episode:- Helminths reactivate herpesvirus (Science)
- How helminths go viral (Science)
- Herpesvirus latency protects from bacterial infection (Nature)
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- Letters read on TWiP 76
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