First Monkeypox Virus Genome Sequence from Patient of Current Outbreak
By Julianna LeMieux, PhD
May 23, 2022
The first draft genome sequence of monkeypox virus, from a swab of a confirmed case of the current outbreak, was released late last week. On May 19, a research group led by João Paulo Gomes, PhD, a researcher from the department of infectious diseases, National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA), in Lisbon, Portugal, posted the sequence online on virological.org.
There are currently almost 200 (confirmed and suspected) cases of monkeypox associated with the recent outbreak across the world.
The authors write that, “The determination of the genome sequence of the virus causing these infections will certainly contribute to better understand the epidemiology, sources of infection, and transmission patterns.”
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