Mary Wilson
Well-known member
August 10 2022
Paulo C. Covarrubias¹, Andrés E. Castillo¹, Vivian Gomez¹, Constanza Campano¹, Mariela Guajardo¹, Marcelo Rojas¹, Bárbara Parra¹, Patricia Bustos², Alejandra Acevedo², Carolina Tambley², Rodrigo A. Fasce,², Jorge Fernández¹.
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the genus Orthopoxviruses. It is a zoonotic virus endemic to West and Central Africa that produces symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although clinically less severe¹. An outbreak of the Monkeypox virus was detected in several non-endemic countries, mainly in Europe in May 2022. This virus affects mainly men who have sexual intercourse with men who have reported recent sexual relations with new or multiple partners².
Since January 1st, 2022, monkeypox cases have been reported to WHO, and as of July 7th, a total of 7,892 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to WHO. The majority of the confirmed cases are from the Europe region (6,496). Confirmed cases have also been reported in the Region of the Americas (1,184), the African Region (173), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (15), and the Western Pacific Region (24)². On June 17th, 2022, Chile reported the first case of Monkeypox virus: an adult from the Metropolitan Region with a history of travel to Europe who presented symptoms of sudden exanthema (spots on the skin), vesiculated lesions, skin scabs, accompanied by decay and lymphadenopathy.
Here we report the first draft genome and phylogenetic analysis of a monkeypox case detected in Chile.
https://virological.org/t/draft-gen...n-chile-associated-with-the-2022-outbreak/887
Paulo C. Covarrubias¹, Andrés E. Castillo¹, Vivian Gomez¹, Constanza Campano¹, Mariela Guajardo¹, Marcelo Rojas¹, Bárbara Parra¹, Patricia Bustos², Alejandra Acevedo², Carolina Tambley², Rodrigo A. Fasce,², Jorge Fernández¹.
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a double-stranded DNA virus belonging to the genus Orthopoxviruses. It is a zoonotic virus endemic to West and Central Africa that produces symptoms similar to those seen in the past in smallpox patients, although clinically less severe¹. An outbreak of the Monkeypox virus was detected in several non-endemic countries, mainly in Europe in May 2022. This virus affects mainly men who have sexual intercourse with men who have reported recent sexual relations with new or multiple partners².
Since January 1st, 2022, monkeypox cases have been reported to WHO, and as of July 7th, a total of 7,892 laboratory-confirmed cases have been reported to WHO. The majority of the confirmed cases are from the Europe region (6,496). Confirmed cases have also been reported in the Region of the Americas (1,184), the African Region (173), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (15), and the Western Pacific Region (24)². On June 17th, 2022, Chile reported the first case of Monkeypox virus: an adult from the Metropolitan Region with a history of travel to Europe who presented symptoms of sudden exanthema (spots on the skin), vesiculated lesions, skin scabs, accompanied by decay and lymphadenopathy.
Here we report the first draft genome and phylogenetic analysis of a monkeypox case detected in Chile.
https://virological.org/t/draft-gen...n-chile-associated-with-the-2022-outbreak/887