TWiV 629: Coronavirus update, pandemic sitrep

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, including analysis of the dexamethasone trial, and then we discuss two Ebolavirus outbreaks in DRC, clinical and virological aspects of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections, age-dependent effects on transmission, and answer listener email.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, and <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a></p> <p>Guests: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and Chuck Knirsch</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Links for this episode</strong></p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li><a href= "http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-06-16-low-cost-dexamethasone-reduces-death-one-third-hospitalised-patients-severe" data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Dexamethasone</a> reduces COVID-19 deaths (U Oxford)</li> <li>Assessment of <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0965-6">asymptomatic COVID-19</a> (Nature Med)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0962-9">Age-dependent effects</a> on SARS-CoV-2 transmission (Nature Med)</li> <li><a href="http://artologica.net/">Image credit</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-629-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 629</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "htt