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TWiV 1347: No Short Answers for Long COVID
09 August 2026

TWiV 1347: No Short Answers for Long COVID

This Week in Virology

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TWiV explains research showing that Long COVID is associated with reactivation of numerous chronic viruses, including herpesviruses and anelloviruses, and with the production of autoantibodies that target neurological tissues.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Brianne Barker

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    Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 (Cell) Association between autoantibodies and neurological symptoms in long COVID (Cell) Letters read on TWiV 1347 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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