Link between Monkeypox Virus Genomes from Museum Specimens and 1965 Zoo Outbreak

Hämmerle, Michelle; Rymbekova, Aigerim; Gelabert, Pere; Sawyer, Susanna; Cheronet, Olivia; Bernardi, Paolo; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien; Kuhlwilm, Martin; Guellil, Meriam; Pinhasi, Ron

doi:10.3201/eid3004.231546

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Link between Monkeypox Virus Genomes from Museum Specimens and 1965 Zoo Outbreak

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4 2024
By Hämmerle, Michelle ; Rymbekova, Aigerim ; Gelabert, Pere ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Hämmerle, Michelle ; Rymbekova, Aigerim ; Gelabert, Pere ; Sawyer, Susanna ; Cheronet, Olivia ; Bernardi, Paolo ; Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien ; Kuhlwilm, Martin ; Guellil, Meriam ; Pinhasi, Ron
Description:

We used pathogen genomics to test orangutan specimens from a museum in Bonn, Germany, to identify the origin of the animals and the circumstances of their death. We found monkeypox virus genomes in the samples and determined that they represent cases from a 1965 outbreak at Rotterdam Zoo in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Subjects:

Animals Disease Outbreaks Genomics Monkeypox Virus Museums
Keywords:

Austria Bacteria Burkholderia Pseudomallei Germany History Melioidosis Mpox Orangutan Phylogeny Pongo Rotterdam The Netherlands Viruses Zoonosis
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(4):815-817
Pubmed ID:

38526306
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC10977839
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Journal Article
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Research Letter
Place as Subject:

Germany
Volume:

30
Issue:

4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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