A systematic nomenclature for mpox viruses causing outbreaks with sustained human-to-human transmission

Jan 1, 2025·
Christopher Ruis
,
Eddy Lusamaki
,
Aine O’Toole
,
James R Otieno
,
Rachel Colquhoun
,
Cornelius Roemer
,
Tony Wawina-Bokalanga
,
Olivier Tshiani-Mbaya
,
Daan Jansen
,
Jean-Claude Makangara
,
Anurag Agrawal
,
Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad
,
Steve Ahuka-Mundeke
,
Ahidjo Ayouba
,
Esam I Azhar
,
Leon Caly
,
Christian Drosten
,
Nuno R Faria
,
Adeola Fowotade
,
Ana Hoxha
,
Baoying Huang
,
Bette Korber
,
Olivier le Polain de Waroux
,
Rosamund F Lewis
,
Laurens Liesenborghs
,
Nada M Melhem
,
Vincent J Munster
,
Dimie Ogoina
,
Bas B Oude Munnink
,
Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris
,
Gustavo Palacios
,
Martine Peeters
,
Paola Resende
,
Anne W Rimoin
,
Senjuti Saha
,
Yee-Sin Leo
,
Tadaki Suzuki
,
Koen Vercauteren
,
Pragya Yadav
,
Maria D Van Kerkhove
,
Richard Neher
,
Tulio de Oliveira
,
David Ulaeto
,
Placide Mbala-Kingebeni
,
Jason Kindrachuk
,
Marion P G Koopmans
,
Meera Chand
,
Anne von Gottberg
,
Lorenzo Subissi
,
Andrew Rambaut
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Abstract
We propose a new nomenclature for mpox virus lineages with sustained human-to-human transmission to improve tracking, communication and public health response.
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