Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa.Since January 1,2022,3413 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases and one death have been reported from 50 countries/territories in five WHO region...Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa.Since January 1,2022,3413 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases and one death have been reported from 50 countries/territories in five WHO regions(as of June 22,2022;https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON396),and 1310 new cases and eight new countries have been reported in the past week.Genomic epidemiology is vital to determine the similarity between viruses and suggest possible links between cases,origins of infection,and transmission dynamics when combined with epidemiological information.However,one of the priority evidence gaps relating to the monkeypox outbreak is genome sequencing and in-host variation analysis.1 So,timely sharing both raw sequence data and consensus genomic data are useful to public health investigators and academic partners undertaking related studies.展开更多
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文摘Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease endemic in Central and West Africa.Since January 1,2022,3413 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases and one death have been reported from 50 countries/territories in five WHO regions(as of June 22,2022;https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2022-DON396),and 1310 new cases and eight new countries have been reported in the past week.Genomic epidemiology is vital to determine the similarity between viruses and suggest possible links between cases,origins of infection,and transmission dynamics when combined with epidemiological information.However,one of the priority evidence gaps relating to the monkeypox outbreak is genome sequencing and in-host variation analysis.1 So,timely sharing both raw sequence data and consensus genomic data are useful to public health investigators and academic partners undertaking related studies.
