From Infectious Disease 104, Sara and Daniel review the article “Attention for Compliance: Visual Media in Second World War Anti-Malaria Efforts” (ASTMH), exploring how posters, films, and even Dr. Seuss cartoons were used to encourage soldiers to follow malaria prevention measures during WWII.

Don’t miss Office Hours Livestream tonight 4/15/26 8 pm ET Excerpts from last week’s stream 🧵

TWiV reviews the New York Times article “Top C.D.C. Official Delays Report on Covid Shot’s Effectiveness.” From TWiV 1313: Maybe they're all dementia vaccines Hosts: Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Vincent Racaniello

This week TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer's dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Trojan horse mechanism

@pauloffit.bsky.social and Vincent discuss a recent outbreak of meningitis in Kent, England, harkening back to an unusual series of events at Princeton and Drexel universities months before a meningococcal vaccine was licensed. From: Beyond the Noise #102: The invulnerability myth

@moderation.bsky.app @support.bsky.team Dr. Griffin is needed for valid medical and virological information. Bring him back soon, please!

Also new this week from @pauloffit.bsky.social Beyond the Noise 102: The invulnerability myth A recent outbreak of meningitis in Kent, England, harkens back to an unusual series of events at Princeton and Drexel universities months before a meningococcal vaccine was licensed.

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello are aghast at the CDC’s decision to no longer test for rabies and mpox and the revised charter for its the advisory committee on immunization practices, and more! We’d tag Dr Griffin but @moderation.bsky.app his account is still 👎👀

I haven’t been quiet in my life, so I’m not about to start now. Thank you, @microbetv.bsky.social, for giving me a microphone 🗣️

Jamie Schanbaum contracted meningitis as a young, healthy student. She survived, but the disease changed her life forever. She’s urging Louisiana families to protect kids by keeping school vaccine requirements strong. Tell lawmakers-oppose HB737 lafamiliesforvaccines.quorum.us/campaign/HB737-CTA-HEd

Really great presentation by Angie and Vincent.

Hope you’ll stop in this evening! Lots to discuss ⬇️

Today Dr. Nahui Medina-Chavez, postdoctoral scholar in the Travisano laboratory at the University of Minnesota, joins the Quality Quorum to discuss her interest in the ubiquitous archaea, and her own research studying experimental evolution in extreme halophiles. @markowenmartin.bsky.social

When I was working under a molecular parasitologist, I’m pretty sure we had a colleague who purposely infected themself with a worm as an experiment on… maybe it was allergies

The BSP spring meeting is not just offering great talks - we also have an exciting breakout program! @christina-naula.bsky.social from @glasgow.ac.uk and co-host of @microbetv.bsky.social This Week in Parasitism is interviewing Prof Poppy @lamberton-lab.bsky.social about her scientific career.

Irah King from McGill University talks about his passion to understand how our immune system detects and responds to helminthic worm infections, how the worms can reprogram those responses, and how these pathways might be exploited to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases.

Bangladesh is conducting emergency measles-rubella vaccinations while trying to contain an ongoing outbreak that has killed more than 100 children in less than a month.

As it is decidedly uncivil to accuse people of starting a pandemic that killed 20 million people without any evidence to support the allegation, here are five compelling reasons why SARS-CoV-2 came from Nature. @angierasmussen.bsky.social

New Beyond the Noise with Paul Offit Episode 101: A great day for children

Yes @moderation.bsky.app his account was hacked and he needs it back asaptually!

Vincent shares a conversation with a vaccine-hesitant driver, meeting his skepticism with calm, practical advice and finding a small but meaningful place to start. Excerpt from TWiV 1310: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello cover if the “five-second” rule for things that fall on the floor apply to surgical equipment, an outbreak of E. coli illness caused by raw cheese before Dr. Griffin then deep dives into the measles outbreak in South Carolina and Utah

Vincent visits the University of Kansas and speaks with Tony Fehr, Robin Orozco, Juergen Richt and Rob Unckless about their careers and the research ongoing in their laboratories.

🎶Kansas City here I come 🎶🛫 TWIV on location in KCK 🪄✨

Sara and Daniel discuss the paper: Activation of l-histidine biosynthesis as a new antibiotic strategy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Nature Communications) Excerpt from Infectious Disease Puscast 103

How long do wild mice live? 🤔🐁 Excerpt from Immune podcast episode 102: Living longer without B cells 🎥: @chrissuspect.bsky.social Hosts: @cindyleifer.bsky.social @stephanielangel.bsky.social @bioprofbarker.bsky.social

The podcast all about the body’s defenders against disease! New Immune episode 102: Living longer without B cells

Happy 100th episode to Dr. Paul Offit! ( @pauloffit.bsky.social )🎉🎉🎉 Thank you for the clarity, the candor, and for showing up, episode after episode, with steady, no-nonsense public health guidance when it’s needed most.

Imagine hating @pauloffit.bsky.social we could never! He’s on the cover of Philadelphia 👏

TWiV 1308: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello talk about the resignation of a member of the advisory committee for immunization practices and the irony of his rationale that a judge slandered him.

Weekend catch-up: true squid, bobtail squid, cuttlefish—Dr. Spencer Nyholm @spencernyholm.bsky.social on these cephalopods and how accessory nidamental gland microbes help protect squid eggs from fungal attack. @markowenmartin.bsky.social

TWiV reviews the paper: Influenza hijacks myeloid cells to inflict type-I interferon-fueled damage in the heart (Pub Med) Excerpt from TWiV 1307: My heart breaks for flu @bioprofbarker.bsky.social

Join us tonight for Office Hours! Same time, usual place⬇️

What a privilege it was to be an undergrad in Dr. Nyholm’s lab!

Spencer Nyholm (@spencernyholm.bsky.social) explains how microbes partition themselves in the real world, and what that tells us about their roles.🦑 Excerpt from Matters Microbial 126: Squid Eggs Come With Antifungal Frosting📺

Bear heart and eyeballs.. Not on my menu, for sure. Listen to this fun episode to find out what this clip is all about.

Today @spencernyholm.bsky.social joins the Quality Quorum to discuss his research group’s work exploring how some squid have harnessed microbes to protect their eggs against pathogens! @markowenmartin.bsky.social

New Case alert Male in his 20s from Hokkaido, Japan, developed fatigue and rash, followed by fever and myalgia 6 days later. @danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social social tells us all about it! Send your guesses to: [email protected] with ‘TWIP 276 Case’ in the subject line Deadline: April 9th 2026

TWiP 276: Travel history is the key TWiP solves the case of the man in his 60s experiencing weight loss, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Vaccination amplification with Ellen Woods! 📢💉 Excerpt from Immune Booster 25: Out of the antivax woods with Ellen Woods 🎙️@cindyleifer.bsky.social 🎥 @chrissuspect.bsky.social

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello chat about death of water fowl on Long Island, ‘renaming’ of the FDA adverse event monitoring system, lawsuits against RFK Jr and HHS for illegal changes in routine immunization practices, how to access and pay for Paxlovid & more!

I was so very excited to be TWiM Adjacent on This Week in Microbiology today, to do a short presentation on this wonderful article from Brett Baker’s research group and colleagues. @archaeal.bsky.social @valdeanda.bsky.social @microbetv.bsky.social

In my youth, people I looked up and provided resources to me, were the ones who spoke on distrust of vaccines. They framed it as simply unnecessary and wasted money. Its hard to explain how strong a connection with these hero’s of mine framed my viewpoint and made me need white paper data to change

Paul Hoskisson discusses the Streptomyces genus; the soil microbes behind many of our most important antibiotics and a cornerstone of the antibiotic revolution. Excerpt from Matters Microbial 125: Antibiotics, Streptomyces and Evolution @markowenmartin.bsky.social @paulhoskisson.bsky.social

Hope to see you in 5!

A former anti-vax mom talks about going down the rabbit hole, her mindset shift, the importance of doctors who are willing to talk with patients about vaccines, and why she is now a vaccine advocate. Watch and share! @cindyleifer.bsky.social

Dr. Griffin (@danielgriffinmdphd.bsky.social ) and Vincent Racaniello discuss the global spread of the ‘eradicated’ poliovirus

Increasing evidence that not only the shingles vaccine reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s, it reduces your risk of several markers of aging, probably due to decreased inflammation

Nearly 3 years after the memorable TWiV 1000, I finally printed and framed and hung our amazing group photo by @chrissuspect.bsky.social 😍 🦠 What a time!