Link between Monkeypox Virus Genomes from Museum Specimens and 1965 Zoo Outbreak

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;30(4):816-818. doi: 10.3201/eid3004.231546.ABSTRACTWe used pathogen genomics to test orangutan specimens from a museum in Bonn, Germany, to identify the origin of the animals and the circumstances of their death. We found monkeypox virus genomes in the samples and determined that they represent cases from a 1965 outbreak at Rotterdam Zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.PMID:38526306 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231546

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Michelle H ämmerle Aigerim Rymbekova Pere Gelabert Susanna Sawyer Olivia Cheronet Paolo Bernardi S ébastien Calvignac-Spencer Martin Kuhlwilm Meriam Guellil Ron Pinhasi Source Type: research