TWiV 645: Lions and tigers and zookeepers (oh my)

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, followed by a review of the State Department document on the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory, the report on infection of tigers and lions in the Bronx Zoo, and, answers to listener questions.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</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> <p><strong>Links for this episode</strong></p> <ul> <li>State Dept. memo on Wuhan BSL-4 lab (<a href= "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zoJTa9-sNvFWZM8xVLwzFHipo1Fl99UN/view?usp=sharing">pdf</a>)</li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosafety_level">Biosafety levels</a> (Wikipedia)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/threading-the-neidl/" data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Inside a BSL-4</a> (TWiV)</li> <li>From <a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.22.213959v1?rss=1"> people to panthers</a> (bioRxiv)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-645-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 645</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <p>Intro music is by <a href= "http://www.ronaldjenkees.com/">Ronald Jenkees</a></p> <p>Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv</p>