Evolutionary implications of human transmission of monkeypox: the importance of sequencing multiple lesions

Affiliations

¹ CBR Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK. Electronic address: dulaeto@dstl.gov.uk.
² Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ High Consequence Emerging Viruses Group, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

David O Ulaeto et al. Lancet Microbe. 2022 Sep.

. 2022 Sep;3(9):e639-e640.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(22)00194-X. Epub 2022 Jul 30.

¹ CBR Division, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Salisbury SP4 0JQ, UK. Electronic address: dulaeto@dstl.gov.uk.
² Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ High Consequence Emerging Viruses Group, Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Pandemic Sciences Institute, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

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