TWiV reviews recent cases of monkeypox, presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA but not infectious virus in feces, and the association of autoantibodies to interferons with severe COVID-19.

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

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Links for this episode

• Monkeypox in MA (ProMed Mail)
• Possible monkeypox in NYC (NY Times)
• Occupational monkeypox, Wisconsin (Emerg Inf Dis)
• SARS-CoV-2 in feces (Nature)
• IFN autoantibodies and severe COVID-19 (PNAS)
• Letters read on TWiV 902
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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