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Multiple lineages of monkeypox virus detected in the United States, 2021-2022.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 4 Nov 2022
Gigante Crystal M, Korber Bette, Seabolt Matthew H, Wilkins Kimberly, Davidson Whitni, Rao Agam K, Zhao Hui, Smith Todd G, Hughes Christine M, Minhaj Faisal, Waltenburg Michelle A, Theiler James, Smole Sandra, Gallagher Glen R, Blythe David, Myers Robert, Schulte Joann, Stringer Joey, Lee Philip, Mendoza Rafael M, Griffin-Thomas LaToya A, Crain Jenny, Murray Jade, Atkinson Annette, Gonzalez Anthony H, Nash June, Batra Dhwani, Damon Inger, McQuiston Jennifer, Hutson Christina L, McCollum Andrea M, Li Yu
Abstract excerpt
Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa. In May 2022, dozens of non-endemic countries reported hundreds of monkeypox cases, most with no epidemiological link to Africa. We identified two lineages of monkeypox virus (MPXV) among two 2021 and seven 2022 US monkeypox cases: the major 2022 outbreak variant called B.1 and a minor contemporaneously sampled variant called A.2. Analyses...
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