TWiV 1185: The birds and the Bs
Episode description
TWiV explains Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with RSV vaccines, outbreaks of metapneumovirus in China and India, editors resign to protest Elsevier's use of AI in publishing, global distribution and diversity of wild bird associated pathogens, and broadly inhibitory anti-neuraminidase antibody from human memory B cells.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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- ASV 2025
- GBS with RSV vaccine (FDA)
- Increase in respiratory infections in China (ECDC)
- Elsevier journal editors resign (Retract Watch)
- Wild bird associated pathogens (Med)
- Broad anti-neuraminidase antibody (Cell Host Micr)
- Letters read on TWiV 1185
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Brianne – Dear Reviewer 2 Rich – National Data Buoy Center Alan – BBC audio program on the World Morse Code Championships Vincent – These are the 20 most-studied bacteria — the majority have been ignored
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