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Monkeypox virus: dangerous strain gains ability to spread through sex, new data suggest

A cluster of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sparks worries of a wider outbreak.
  1. Max Kozlov
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A virulent strain of the monkeypox virus has gained the ability to spread through sexual contact, new data suggest. This has alarmed researchers, who fear a reprise of the worldwide mpox outbreak in 2022.

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Nature 629, 13-14 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01167-5

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  1. Vakaniaki, E. H. et al. Preprint at medRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.12.24305195 (2024).

  2. Monzón, S. et al. Nature Commun. 15, 3059 (2024).

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