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

Authors :
Michelle Hämmerle
Aigerim Rymbekova
Pere Gelabert
Susanna Sawyer
Olivia Cheronet
Paolo Bernardi
Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer
Martin Kuhlwilm
Meriam Guellil
Ron Pinhasi
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 30, Iss 4, Pp 816-818 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2024.

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
30
Issue :
4
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.11e963f51f2f4068a15ae415f592e6b3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3004.231546