TWiV 1143: SARS-CoV-2 gone wild, with a side of rice
TWiV discusses WHO declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, Sweden reports first case of clade 1b outside of Africa, can household pets be productively infected with monkeypox virus, widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities, and modulation of plant defenses by insect salivary GAPDH benefits viral transmission.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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- Mpox outbreak is PHEIC (WHO)
- Tecovirimat not great against monkeypox virus clade I (NIH)
- Case of Mpox Clade I in Sweden (PHAS)
- Mpox and pets in USA (Emerg Inf Dis)
- SARS-CoV-2 widespread in wildlife communities (Nat Comm)
- Salivary GAPDH benefits plant virus transmission (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1143
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars Kathy – TBP for PCR internal control Rich – xmACIS2 compares the data in the ACIS database to that in GHCN-Daily Alan – Larry, the world's most highly cited cat Vincent – The Viral Paleontologist Who Unearths Pathogens' Deep Histories
Listener PickRyan – Mpox emergencies AP News one and two Rona – Up in smoke David – Ode to Joy (YouTube, TikTok)
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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TWiV discusses WHO declaration of Mpox as a public health emergency of international concern, Sweden reports first case of clade 1b outside of Africa, can household pets be productively infected with monkeypox virus, widespread exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife communities, and modulation of plant defenses by insect salivary GAPDH benefits viral transmission.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email
Become a patron of TWiV!
Links for this episode- MicrobeTV Discord Server
- Mpox outbreak is PHEIC (WHO)
- Tecovirimat not great against monkeypox virus clade I (NIH)
- Case of Mpox Clade I in Sweden (PHAS)
- Mpox and pets in USA (Emerg Inf Dis)
- SARS-CoV-2 widespread in wildlife communities (Nat Comm)
- Salivary GAPDH benefits plant virus transmission (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 1143
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows on Today's Mars Kathy – TBP for PCR internal control Rich – xmACIS2 compares the data in the ACIS database to that in GHCN-Daily Alan – Larry, the world's most highly cited cat Vincent – The Viral Paleontologist Who Unearths Pathogens' Deep Histories
Listener PickRyan – Mpox emergencies AP News one and two Rona – Up in smoke David – Ode to Joy (YouTube, TikTok)
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv
Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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