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Tecovirimat is highly efficient on the Monkeypox virus lineage responsible for the international 2022 outbreak
2022-07-19
Abstract excerpt
The ongoing monkeypox virus (MPXV) outbreak is the largest ever recorded outside of Africa. Genomic analysis revealed a divergent phylogenetic lineage within clade 3, and atypical clinical presentations have been noted. We report the sequencing and isolation of the virus from the first clinical case diagnosed in France in May 2022. We tested the in vitro effect of tecovirimat (ST-246), a FDA approved drug, agains...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 9d198e99-19e5-5988-a67f-4bb140638856
- DOI
- 10.1101/2022.07.19.500484
