ArticleRoyal Society open science2018
Ghosts of infections past: using archival samples to understand a century of monkeypox virus prevalence among host communities across space and time.
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- Zoonotic and Zooanthroponotic Potential of Monkeypox.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Review
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- Overview of Diagnostic Methods, Disease Prevalence and Transmission of Mpox (Formerly Monkeypox) in Humans and Animal Reservoirs.Microorganisms · 2023Review
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- Geographic Structuring and Divergence Time Frame of Monkeypox Virus in the Endemic Region.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Identifying the Most Probable Mammal Reservoir Hosts for Monkeypox Virus Based on Ecological Niche Comparisons.Viruses · 2023Article
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- The recent re-emergence of human monkeypox: Would it become endemic beyond Africa?Journal of infection and public health · 2023Review
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4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Infectious diseases that originate from multiple wildlife hosts can be complex and problematic to manage. A full understanding is further limited by large temporal and spatial gaps in sampling. However, these limitations can be overcome, in part, by using historical samples, such as those derived from museum collections. Here, we screened over 1000 museum specimens collected over the past 120 years to examine the historical distribution and prevalence of monkeypox virus (MPXV) in five species of African rope squirrel (
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