TWiV Special: Searching plane poop for viruses

From ESCV 2025, Vincent speaks with Elke Wollants about a project to identify SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses in toilet waste from airplanes.

Host: Vincent Racaniello

Guest: Elke Wollants

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• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology (KU Leuven)
• Virologists in Greece (TWiV 1255 from ESCV)
• Airplane wastewater surveillance for pathogens (SSRN)
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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