Rapid detection of monkeypox virus and monkey B virus by a multiplex loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay

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Monkeypox virus (MPXV) and Monkey B virus (BV) are two emerging zoonotic viruses that naturally infect monkeys. MPXV was first reported in monkeys in 1959.1 Since the first human monkeypox case was recognized in 1970, numerous cases of monkeypox have been reported in humans and wildlife in Central and West Africa. In particular, a global monkeypox outbreak first emerged in England, and then rapidly spread to...

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