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Detection of Monkeypox Virus Clade Ib in Wastewater Solids at Wastewater Treatment Plants, United States

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We used a sensitive and specific PCR to detect monkeypox virus clade Ib DNA from >3,000 wastewater samples collected prospectively across the United States. Monkeypox virus clade Ib DNA was detected in 1 sample from a location with a confirmed case; it was not detected in locations with no confirmed cases.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid3110.250270

Authors: Alexandria B. Boehm, Marlene K. Wolfe, Amanda L. Bidwell, Bradley J. White, Bridgette Shelden, Dorothea Duong

Institutions: Google (United States), Emory University, Verily Life Sciences LLC (United States), Stanford University

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

Funders: Google, Verily Life Sciences