Robert Damoiseaux

1 week ago | biorxiv.org | Vaithilingaraja Arumugaswami |Robert Damoiseaux |Ashok Kumar |Arjit Vijey Jeyachandran

AbstractMpox virus (MPXV), a re-emerging zoonotic threat, has caused outbreaks in non-endemic regions through respiratory, sexual, and close-contact transmission. The increased transmissibility of Clade IIb fueled the 2022 global outbreak, with 2024 Clade Ib spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo further escalating concern. Both outbreaks were declared public health emergencies by the WHO.