Monkeypox Virus in Wastewater Samples from Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Monkeypox Virus in Wastewater Samples from Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Sewage surveillance provides useful epidemiologic and public health information on viral infections at the population level. We detected monkeypox virus DNA from sewage samples covering 85% of the population in Santiago Metropolitan Region Chile. We also isolated infective viruses from those sample...

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Main Authors: Manuel Ampuero, Constanza Martínez-Valdebenito, Marcela Ferrés, Ricardo Soto-Rifo, Aldo Gaggero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
monkeypox virus
MPXV
viruses
mpox
wastewater samples
sewage
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/11/23-0096_article

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