TWiV 792: Transmission with Jeffrey Shaman

<p>Jeffrey Shaman returns to TWiV to explain how epidemiologists measure SARS-CoV-2 movement among humans, including calculation of the reproductive index, secondary transmission, and what factors affect transmission.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="https://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/jls106/">Jeffrey Shaman</a></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> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>A <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02009-w">guide to R</a> (Nature)</li> <li>Epidemiology of <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.19.21257476v1">three SARS-CoV-2 VOC</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li>Impact of <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.21.21259268v1">delta variant in India</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-792-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 792</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/science/giraffes-social-behavior.html"> The Social Lives of Giraffes</a><br /> <strong>Kathy</strong> – <a href= "https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210713.html">Saturn’s Iapetus, moon in 3-D</a><br /> <strong>Vincent</strong> – <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2021/08/04/1024939859/arkansas-governor-reverse-law-let-schools-require-masks"> Arkansas Governor Wants