Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article ? This is an uncorrected proof. Citation: Blois S, Goetz BM, Mojumder A, Sullivan CS (2025) Shedding dynamics of a DNA virus population during acute and long-term persistent infection. PLoS Pathog 21(5): e1013083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013083 Editor: Walter J. Atwood,, Brown University, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Received: March 27, 2025; Accepted: May 9, 2025; Published: May 23, 2025 Copyright: © 2025 Blois et al.