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ReviewJournal of clinical microbiology2025

An urgent need for diagnostic tools to address global mpox public health emergencies.

Benjamin M Liu, Zhilong Yang

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Review in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Establishment and application of multiple cross displacement amplification coupled with lateral flow biosensor (MCDA-LFB) for visual and rapid detection of Candida glabrata.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Benjamin M LiuDivision of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1225-9936
Zhilong YangDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8995-2654

Funding

SWG 2: Cure Research Scientific Working GroupP30AI117970 · NIAID · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Italo Mocchetti · 2015 to 2026
$29.6M
Valacyclovir Phase I TrialU54AI150225 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI MUGAVERO, MICHAEL J · 2019 to 2024
$7.6M
Mechanisms regulating poxvirus post-replicative protein synthesisR01AI143709 · NIAID · TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH · PI YANG, ZHILONG · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Poxvirus-encoded noncanonical open reading framesR21AI178638 · NIAID · TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH · PI YANG, ZHILONG · 2023 to 2024
$405k
District of Columbia Center for AIDS Research P30AI117970National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI143709National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R21AI178638National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases U54AI150225NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI117970NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI143709NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI178638NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI150225
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is the causative agent of mpox, a zoonosis formerly known as monkeypox. MPXV can be divided into clades I and II, which are further divided into subclades Ia, Ib, IIa, and IIb. Since May 2022, subclade IIb MPXV has rapidly spread outside Africa to more than 100 countries due to increased human-to-human transmission. Clade I is a more virulent MPXV endemic in Central Africa with up to 10% mortality in humans. Clade I has recently evolved into a novel subclade Ib and caused outbreaks in non-endemic neighboring countries and other continents. In response to mpox, the World Health Organization has declared Public Health Emergencies of International Concern in July 2022 (subclade IIb) and August 2024 (subclade Ib). The emergence and spread of the more virulent subclade Ib MPXV has caused a significant global public health threat, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The evolution of MPXV has outpaced the development of novel diagnostic assays, hampering the global response. There is an urgent need for additional diagnostic tools for the detection and surveillance of MPXV, especially subclade Ib MPXV, in LMICs. Herein, we provide the current epidemiology of mpox, analyze the diagnostic gaps for mpox, and evaluate the potential of additional detection strategies to be added to the suite of mpox assays. This commentary not only sheds light on the currently available diagnostic tools for mpox but also highlights the urgent need for additional diagnostic tools in response to the new global mpox public health threats.

Indexed as

Monkeypox virusMpox, MonkeypoxAnimalsDisease OutbreaksEmergenciesGlobal HealthHumansPublic HealthWorld Health Organizationdiagnostic assayslow- and middle-income countriesmonkeypox virusmpoxPCRpoint-of-care test

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PMID40470950
PMCPMC12239723

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