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Diagnostic and surveillance testing capability for mpox in the EU/EEA, September 2024

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In response to the increasing number of mpox cases caused by monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade I in the African continent and the first reported travel-related clade Ib case of mpox in EU/EEA, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control surveyed national capability for detection and characterisation of MPXV in the EU/EEA. The results showed high level of capability for case confirmation by PCR, alongside molecular typing methods for identification of MPXV clades and/or clade I subclades within the EU/EEA.

Source: Eurosurveillance

DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2024.29.42.2400632

Authors: Nina Lagerqvist, Jessica Beser, Tamás Bakonyi, Céline M Gossner, Daniel Palm

Institution: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Language: English

Topic: Poxvirus research and outbreaks

Subfield: Virology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control