TWiV explains emergence of a neurovirulent double recombinant from the ‘improved’ nOPV2 in Uganda, and efficiency of viral entry determined whether cells are latently or lytically infected with cytomegalovirus.

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nOPV2 neurovirulent recombinant in Uganda (Nat Micro)
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