TWiV 1373: Challenging Dengue and RIGging Flu
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TWiV explains results of a dengue virus human challenge which reveals that preexisting immunity shapes viral replication and broadly protective responses, and how influenza virus antagonizes self-sensing by RIG-I to enhance viral replication.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne BarkerSubscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email
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- Democratic doctors win big in 2026 midterm elections (CIDRAP)
- Florida's dengue total jumps to 485 (CIDRAP)
- Dengue virus human challenge study (Sci Transl Med)
- Influenza virus and self sensing of host by RIG-I (Cell Rep)
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- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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