TWiV 1315: Jabs for bats
From This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello
April 19, 2026 · 1h 50m · Episode 1315
About this episode
TWiV discusses the impact of the wildlife trade on pathogen transmission and explores ecological vaccination strategies for bats.
TWiV explains a study showing that the wildlife trade, including live-animal markets, is a major driver of animal-to-human pathogen transmission, and ecological vaccination, a strategy to prevent zoonotic spillover from bats. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Bernard Roizman passes (Wikipedia) Maturation of a scientist (Ann Rev Virology) Wildlife trade drives pathogen transmission (Science) Ecological vaccination of bats (Sci Adv) Letters read on TWiV 1315 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – Real-time tracking of pathogen evolution Rich – A Precarious Perch; Suwannee’s track; Avian Research and Conservation Institute Alan – Bookshop.org Vincent – The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12 Listener Picks Fernando – Sean M. Carroll’s series “The Biggest Ideas in the Universe”: “Space, Time, and Motion”, and “Quanta and Fields.” Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not…
People in this episode
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Angela Mingarelli
Topics covered
- wildlife trade
- pathogen transmission
- zoonotic spillover
- ecological vaccination
- animal-to-human transmission
Keywords
- wildlife trade
- pathogen transmission
- zoonotic diseases
- ecological vaccination
- bats
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MicrobeTV, Science, Sci Adv
Books & works: The Mysterious 30 Year Journey of Apollo 12, The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
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