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The resurgence of a neglected orthopoxvirus: Immunologic and clinical aspects of monkeypox virus infections over the past six decades

Clinical Immunology, 2022
Monkeypox is a zoonotic Orthopoxvirus which has predominantly affected humans living in western and central Africa since the 1970s. Type I and II interferon signaling, NK cell function, and serologic immunity are critical for host immunity against ...
A. Al-Musa, J. Chou, B. LaBere
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Orthopoxvirus Testing Challenges for Persons in Populations at Low Risk or Without Known Epidemiologic Link to Monkeypox — United States, 2022

MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2022
Since May 2022, approximately 20,000 cases of monkeypox have been identified in the United States, part of a global outbreak occurring in approximately 90 countries and currently affecting primarily gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM)
F. Minhaj, Julia K Petras, Jennifer A. Brown, Anil T. Mangla, Kelly Russo, Christina Willut, Michelle Lee, Jason Beverley, Rachel Harold, Lauren Milroy, B. Pope, E. Gould, Cole Beeler, Jack Schneider, H. Mostafa, Shana Godfred-Cato, E. Click, Brian F Borah, R. Galang, Shama Cash-Goldwasser, Joshua M. Wong, D. McCormick, Patricia A. Yu, Victoria S Shelus, A. Carpenter, Sabrina S. Schatzman, D. Lowe, M. Townsend, W. Davidson, N. Wynn, P. Satheshkumar, S. O'Connor, K. O'Laughlin, A. Rao, A. McCollum, M. Negrón, C. Hutson, J. Salzer, R. Bhatia, Anne A. Kimball, B. Petersen, Yon C. Yu, K. Chatham-Stephens, K. Padgett, Maureen J Miller, I. Zulu, W. Carson, S. Morris, Caroline A. Schrodt, Amy M. Beeson, D. Kuhar, Z. Chisty   +51 more
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Evaluation of a Zoonotic Orthopoxvirus PCR Assay for the Detection of Mpox Virus Infection.

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 2023
An epidemic caused by an outbreak of mpox in May 2022 rapidly spread internationally, requiring an urgent response from the clinical diagnostics community.
P. Velu, J. Sipley, Jamie Marino, Sanjiv Ghanshani, Georgi Lukose, L. Cong, Liliana Serrano, Thanh Ly, Raymond Yeh, Fann Wu, M. Mansukhani, Greg Berry, H. Rennert   +12 more
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Global health emergency of monkeypox after COVID-19: A narrative review

Journal of Surgical Specialties and Rural Practice, 2022
Global hit by coronavirus is followed by another public health emergency known as monkeypox (MPX) that is a rare disease and yet has presented with sudden and wide geographic distribution.
Prachi Jain, Manu Rathee, Akanksha Gopal Shetye, S Rajesh Divakar, Sandeep Singh, Sarthak Singh Tomar   +5 more
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Vaccinia Virus Infection in Monkeys, Brazilian Amazon

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To detect orthopoxvirus in the Brazilian Amazon, we conducted a serosurvey of 344 wild animals. Neutralizing antibodies against orthopoxvirus were detected by plaque-reduction neutralizing tests in 84 serum samples.
Jônatas S. Abrahão, André T. Silva-Fernandes, Larissa S. Lima, Rafael K. Campos, Maria I.M.C. Guedes, Marcela M.G. Cota, Felipe L. Assis, Iara A. Borges, Milton F. Souza-Júnior, Zélia I.P. Lobato, Cláudio A. Bonjardim, Paulo C.P. Ferreira, Giliane S. Trindade, Erna G.   +13 more
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Epidemiologic and Ecologic Investigations of Monkeypox, Likouala Department, Republic of the Congo, 2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Monkeypox, caused by a zoonotic orthopoxvirus, is endemic in Central and West Africa. Monkeypox has been sporadically reported in the Republic of the Congo. During March 22–April 5, 2017, we investigated 43 suspected human monkeypox cases. We interviewed
Reena H. Doshi, Sarah Anne J. Guagliardo, Jeffrey B. Doty, Angelie Dzabatou Babeaux, Audrey Matheny, Jillybeth Burgado, Michael B. Townsend, Clint N. Morgan, Panayampalli Subbian Satheshkumar, Nestor Ndakala, Therese Kanjingankolo, Lambert Kitembo, Jean Malekani, Lem’s Kalemba, Elisabeth Pukuta, Tobi N’kaya, Fabien Kangoula, Cynthia Moses, Andrea M. McCollum, Mary G. Reynolds, Jean-Vivien Mombouli, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Brett W. Petersen   +22 more
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Viral genomic features predict orthopoxvirus reservoir hosts

bioRxiv, 2023
Orthopoxviruses (OPVs), including the causative agents of smallpox and mpox have led to devastating outbreaks in human populations worldwide. However, the discontinuation of smallpox vaccination, which also provides cross-protection against related OPVs,
Katie K. Tseng, Heather Koehler, Daniel J. Becker, R. Gibb, Colin J. Carlson, Maria del Pilar Fernandez, Stephanie N. Seifert   +6 more
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The global landscape of smallpox vaccination history: Implications for current and future orthopoxvirus susceptibility

Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print), 2022
Background: More than four decades after the eradication of smallpox, the ongoing 2022 monkeypox outbreak and increasing transmission events of other orthopoxviruses necessitate a deeper understanding of the global distribution of susceptibility to ...
J. Taube, Eva C. Rest, J. Lloyd-Smith, S. Bansal   +3 more
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Animal infections by vaccinia-like viruses in the state of Rio de Janeiro: an expanding disease Infecções animais por vírus semelhantes ao vaccínia no estado do Rio de Janeiro: uma doença em expansão

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2009
In the present study we investigated the presence of infections by vaccinia-like viruses in dairy cattle from 12 counties in the state of Rio de Janeiro in the last 9 years.
Hermann G. Schatzmayr, Bruno R. Simonetti, Danielle C. Abreu, José P. Simonetti, Sandra R. Simonetti, Renata V.C. Costa, Márcia Cristina R. Gonçalves, Paulo Sérgio D'Andréa, Marconny Gerhardt, Manuel E. Vieira Silva, José C. Farias-Filho, Ortrud M. Barth   +11 more
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Mapping the Landscape of Health Research Priorities for Effective Pandemic Preparedness in Human Mpox Virus Disease

Pathogens, 2023
The global re-emergence of monkeypox (Mpox) in non-endemic regions in 2022 has highlighted the critical importance of timely virus detection and robust public health surveillance in assessing outbreaks and their impact.
Sumit Aggarwal, Pragati Agarwal, Kuldeep Nigam, Neetu Vijay, Pragya Yadav, Nivedita Gupta   +5 more
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