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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 Weekly Picks 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 Pick Ryan – 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. |