From the European Society for Clinical Virology 2022 Conference in Manchester UK, Vincent speaks with Emma Thomson about the recent outbreak of pediatric hepatitis of unknown etiology and the finding that it is linked to infection by adenovirus-associated virus 2.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello
Guest: Emma Thomson
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- Thomson laboratory 00:42
- Emma on TWiV 188 and TWiV 341 00:52
- AAV2-associated pediatric hepatitis (bioRxiv) 3:18
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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“pediatric hepatitis of unknown etiology” …
There is more of that than meets the eye: “nearly half of the DNA from subway surfaces didn’t match any known organism” (MetaSUB).