Characterization of Monkeypox virus infection in African rope squirrels (Funisciurus sp.).

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A Falendysz (Author), Juan G Lopera (Author), Jeffrey B Doty (Author), Yoshinori Nakazawa (Author), Colleen Crill (Author), Faye Lorenzsonn (Author), Lem's N Kalemba (Author), Monica D Ronderos (Author), Andres Mejia (Author), Jean M Malekani (Author), Kevin Karem (Author), Darin S Carroll (Author), Jorge E Osorio (Author), Tonie E Rocke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa and is caused by Monkeypox virus (MPXV), the most virulent Orthopoxvirus affecting humans since the eradication of Variola virus (VARV). Many aspects of the MPXV transmission cycle, including the natural host of the virus, rema...