TWiV reviews multi-country outbreak of Mpox, first face covering ban in Nassau County NY, case of polio in India, more in US accept vaccine misinformation, other wartime diseases in Gaza besides polio, a new scientist run virus genome database, Mpox epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness in England, and metabolic immaturity and breastmilk bile acid metabolites determine heightened newborn vulnerability to norovirus diarrhea.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Multi-country Mpox outbreak (WHO)
• Face covering ban in Nassau County (NBC)
• Polio case in India (Business Standard)
• More acceptance of vaccine misinformation (EurekAlert)
• War in Gaza not just causing polio (Jerusalem Post)
• Scientist run virus genome database (Science)
• Mpox epidemiology and vaccine effectiveness (Emerg Inf Dis)
• Newborn vulnerability to norovirus diarrhea (Cell Host Microbe)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Brianne – Viral adaptation to climate change Rich – “Understanding the biology of monkeypox virus to prevent future outbreaks” by B. Moss Vincent – We can now watch Grace Hopper’s famed 1982 lecture on YouTube

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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