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Mpox’s surge was stopped by behaviour change — before vaccine rollout

Analysis of more than 1,000 viral genomes reveals patterns in how the disease circulated through various communities.
Coloured transmission electron micrograph showing red cells on a grainy blue background.

Infection with the mpox virus (artificially coloured) often causes a painful or itchy rash. Credit: NIAID/SPL

In 2022, health authorities declared a public-health emergency over a global outbreak of mpox. Now analyses show that the disease, which is caused by the mpox virus, spread rapidly through communities before it was detected1.

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Nature 627, 11 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00566-y

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  1. Paredes, M. I. et al. Cell https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2024.02.003 (2024).

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