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ReviewNature immunology2026

Implications of RNA virus persistence for post-acute sequelae and chronic inflammatory syndromes.

Daniela Vidal, Ítalo de Araújo Castro, Carolina B López

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Review in Nature immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daniela VidalDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Diseases Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4251-7019
Ítalo de Araújo CastroDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Diseases Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7885-7547
Carolina B LópezDepartment of Molecular Microbiology, Center for Women's Infectious Diseases Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA. clopezzalaquett@wustl.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-6572

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Viral persistence refers to the ability of a virus to remain in its host for an extended period. Although most non-retroviral RNA viruses are traditionally known for causing acute, self-limiting infections, accumulating evidence of the detection of viral products long after the infectious virus is cleared suggests that RNA viruses can establish persistent infections. Persistent viral products include replication-competent viral genomes, viral proteins, mutated viruses or non-standard viral genomes. The persistence of viral products entails a continuous interaction with the host and is often associated with prolonged tissue inflammation and chronic disease. Here, we discuss emerging evidence of the persistence of viral products from viruses commonly considered to cause acute infections. We explore the known requirements for virus persistence and the implications for the development of post-acute sequelae and predisposition to chronic inflammatory syndromes.

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InflammationPersistent InfectionRNA VirusesRNA Virus InfectionsAnimalsChronic DiseaseGenome, ViralHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeVirus Replication

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