What Vaccinating Vampire Bats Can Teach Us About Pandemics

Explore groundbreaking research on preventing pandemics through vampire bat vaccination in this 16-minute TED talk. Delve into Daniel Streiker's innovative approaches, including genomics, edible gel vaccines, and UV powder, to understand the connection between bat movements and rabies virus spread. Learn about forecasting disease outbreaks, developing self-spreading vaccines, and the potential to eliminate viruses at their source before human transmission. Gain insights into rabies research in Peru, bat mating patterns, and the future of pandemic prevention through cutting-edge technologies and strategies.

Intro
Symptoms
Death
Ebola
West Africa
Deadly viruses
The next pandemic
Rare events
What do we do
Rabies
Working in Peru
Getting bitten by a bat
Motivation
Two burning questions
Vaccination is a bandaid
Reducing rabies in bats
Historical data
Google Maps
The genomes of rabies
Bat mating patterns
rabies in South America
rabies is coming
edible rabies vaccines
laundry list of questions
fake vaccines
reducing rabies outbreaks
my experience with rabies
the Holy Grail