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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 In July 2021, we conducted environmental sampling at the residence of a person in Dallas, Texas, USA, who had travel-associated human West African monkeypox virus (MPXV-WA). Targeted environmental swab sampling was conducted 15 days after the person who
Clint N. Morgan +9 more
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Monkeypox virus - epidemiology and prophylaxis [PDF]
, 2022 Monkeypox virus (MPXV), is a zoonotic pathogen, considered endemic in parts of Central and West Africa until 2003. Since the beginning of 2022, a sharp increase in the number of human cases has been observed worldwide.
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Pathogens, 2023 Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an emerging zoonotic virus that belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus and presents clinical symptoms similar to those of smallpox, such as fever and vesicular–pustular skin lesions.
Diana Emilia Martínez-Fernández +6 more
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Isolation of viable monkeypox virus from anal and urethral swabs, Italy, May to July 2022 [PDF]
, 2022 Anal and urethral samples from confirmed cases of monkeypox were screened for monkeypox virus (MPXV) by real-time PCR. Isolation of the virus was subsequently attempted in cell culture. Actively-replicating virus was demonstrated in 13 of 18 and 11 of 15
Moschese, Davide +11 more
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The land-scape of immune response to monkeypox virus
EBioMedicine, 2023 Summary: Human monkeypox is a viral zoonotic smallpox-like disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV) and has become the greatest public health threat in the genus Orthopoxvirus after smallpox was eradicated.
Heng Li +6 more
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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 Human monkeypox, an infectious disease caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV), is endemic to western and central Africa. A LightCycler quantitative PCR (LC-qPCR) system was developed for the diagnosis of this disease, targeting the A-type inclusion body gene (ATI gene) of MPXV.
Saijo, Masayuki +14 more
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Possible Occupational Infection of Healthcare Workers with Monkeypox Virus, Brazil
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 We evaluated epidemiologic and molecular characteristics of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infections sampled from 2 healthcare nurses. Five days after collecting samples from an infected patient, the nurses showed typical MPXV manifestations; quantitative PCR ...
Richard Steiner Salvato +9 more
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Monkeypox virus emerges from the shadow of its more infamous cousin: family biology matters
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2022 Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is closely related to the infamous variola (smallpox) virus, causing a febrile rash illness in humans similar to but milder than smallpox.
Yan Xiang, Addison White
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Recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Monkeypox virus [PDF]
, 2019 In this study, a rapid method for the detection of Central and West Africa clades of Monkeypox virus (MPXV) using recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) assay targeting the G2R gene was developed.
Sall, Amadou A. +14 more
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Molecules, 2022 Monkeypox virus (MPXV), a member of the Orthopoxvirus genus, has begun to spread into many countries worldwide. While the prevalence of monkeypox in Central and Western Africa is well-known, the recent rise in the number of cases spread through intimate ...
Deling Shi +7 more
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