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ArticleAccess microbiology2026

Clade-specific multiplex digital PCR assay for monkeypox virus detection in spike-in wastewater samples.

Melissa Pitton, Charles Gan, Patrick Schmidhalter, Christoph Ort, Timothy R Julian

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Article in Access microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Melissa PittonEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5381-3132
Charles GanEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6554-0954
Patrick SchmidhalterEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9776-185X
Christoph OrtEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9950-2286
Timothy R JulianEawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1000-0306

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Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a zoonotic pathogen that has recently caused outbreaks in non-endemic areas. Wastewater-based surveillance is independent of individual testing and offers substantial potential for monitoring population-level disease dynamics of MPXV at the clade level, as clades differ in transmissibility and mortality rate. Here, we report the validation of a four-plex digital PCR assay to detect and quantify the major clades and subclades of MPXV. The assay demonstrated strong linearity, analytical sensitivity (limits of detection ranged from 6.7 to 9.6 copies per reaction across targets) and specificity in distinguishing and quantifying MPXV by clade, which is advantageous for both clinical and wastewater applications.

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clade detectiondigital PCRmonkeypox virusmpoxmultiplexingwastewater epidemiologywastewater surveillance

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PMID42626674
PMCPMC13492878

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