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TWiV 1297: Spillover squirrel
Episode 1297

TWiV 1297: Spillover squirrel

This Week in Virology

February 15, 20261h 48m

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Show Notes

TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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