Genomic Variability of Monkeypox Virus among Humans, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Genomic Variability of Monkeypox Virus among Humans, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Monkeypox virus is a zoonotic virus endemic to Central Africa. Although active disease surveillance has assessed monkeypox disease prevalence and geographic range, information about virus diversity is lacking. We therefore assessed genome diversity of viruses in 60 samples obtained from humans with...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey R. Kugelman, Sara C. Johnston, Prime M. Mulembakani, Neville Kisalu, Michael S. Lee, Galina Koroleva, Sarah E. McCarthy, Marie C. Gestole, Nathan D. Wolfe, Joseph N. Fair, Bradley S. Schneider, Linda L. Wright, John Huggins, Chris A. Whitehouse, Emile Okitolonda Wemakoy, Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Lisa E. Hensley, Gustavo F. Palacios, Anne W. Rimoin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Monkeypox virus
genomic diversity
emerging infectious disease
genomic reduction
gene loss
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/2/13-0118_article

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