TWiV explains the observation that filamentous virions act as non-infectious interfering particles to modulate papillomavirus infection, and transmission of monkeypox virus from fire-footed rope squirrels to sooty mangabeys.

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Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
FDA refuses to review Moderna flu mRNA vaccine (CIDRAP)
Oz measles vaccine call, too little too late? (dw.com)
Defective human papillomavirus interfering virus particles (J Virol)
Fire-footed rope squirrel potential MPXV reservoir (Nature)
Squirrels could be MPXV reservoir (Nature)
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