New research defines specific genomic changes associated with the transmissibility of the monkeypox virus

New research defines specific genomic changes associated with the transmissibility of the monkeypox virus

Mount Sinai scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII) in Madrid, Spain, have located and identified alterations in the monkeypox virus genome that potentially correlate with changes in the virus’s transmissibility observed in the 2022 outbreak. The findings were published April 18 in Nature Communications. Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a … Read more