TWiV 1297: Spillover squirrel

This Week in Virology

Feb 15, 2026•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 1297

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Episode description

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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Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
FDA refuses to review Moderna flu mRNA vaccine (CIDRAP)
Oz measles vaccine call, too little too late? (dw.com)
Defective human papillomavirus interfering virus particles (J Virol)
Fire-footed rope squirrel potential MPXV reservoir (Nature)
Squirrels could be MPXV reservoir (Nature)
Letters read on TWiV 1297
Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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