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

Hämmerle, Michelle; Rymbekova, Aigerim; Gelabert, Pere; Sawyer, Susanna; Cheronet, Olivia; Bernardi, Paolo; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Kuhlwilm, Martin; Guellil, Meriam; Pinhasi, Ron

Hämmerle, Michelle; Rymbekova, Aigerim; Gelabert, Pere; Sawyer, Susanna; Cheronet, Olivia; Bernardi, Paolo; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Kuhlwilm, Martin; Guellil, Meriam; Pinhasi, Ron.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 30(4): 816-818, 2024 Apr.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38526306

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

We 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.

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Monkeypox virus; Museums; Animals; Genomics; Disease Outbreaks; Germany/epidemiology

Key words

Austria; Disease Outbreaks; Genomics; Germany; Monkeypox virus; Phylogeny; Pongo; Rotterdam; Zoonosis; mpox; orangutan; the Netherlands; viruses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Monkeypox virus / Museums Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2024 Type: Article

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