Global mpox lineage discovery and rapid outbreak tracking with nanopore sequencing

Abstract Insufficient tracking of virus introduction, spread, and new lineage emergence for the human monkeypox (mpox) virus 1 (hMPXV1) outbreak of 2022 hindered epidemiological studies and public health response. hMPXV1 mutations accumulated unexpectedly faster than predicted. Thus, new variants wi...

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Main Authors: Michael S. Bosmeny, Adam A. White, Adrian A. Pater, Jennifer Crew, Joshua Geltz, Keith T. Gagnon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-023-02059-2