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. 2023 Jan;86(1):e24-e26.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2022.08.013. Epub 2022 Aug 20.

A distinct phylogenetic cluster of Monkeypox genomes suggests an early and cryptic spread of the virus

Bani Jolly  1 , Vinod Scaria  2
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A distinct phylogenetic cluster of Monkeypox genomes suggests an early and cryptic spread of the virus

Bani Jolly et al. J Infect. 2023 Jan.
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Keywords: 2022 Outbreak; Lineage A.2; Lineage B.1; Monkeypox.

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(A) Phylogenetic tree of genome isolates from GISAID belonging to the hMPXV-1 clade of monkeypox virus constructed using Nextstrain. (B) Phylogenetic tree of the genomes belonging to A.2 monkeypox lineage. (C) Comparison of frequencies of variations present in >90% genomes of lineages A.2 (N = 6) and B.1 (N = 547).
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