TWiV discusses the spread of monkeypox virus clade 1b in Africa, COVID drops to tenth leading cause of death in the US, response to detection of poliovirus in Gaza, mechanism of MIS-C after SARS-CoV-2 infection, neonatal Fc receptor is a pan-arterivirus receptor, and antiviral immunity in plants mediated by protein arginine methyltransferase 6.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Mpox widespread in Africa (CIDRAP)
• Africa declares Mpox emergency (Science)
• COVID drops to 10th leading cause of US deaths (MMWR)
• Response to detection of poliovirus in Gaza (WHO)
• Molecular mimicry in MIS-C (Nature)
• Neonatal Fc receptor is pan-arterivirus receptor (Nat Comm)
• Antiviral immunity in plants by protein arginine methytransferase 6 (Cell Host Micr)
• Letters read on TWiV 1141
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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