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Genomics reveals zoonotic and sustained human Mpox spread in West Africa.

Five years before the 2022 multi-country mpox outbreak, Nigeria and Cameroon reported their first cases in over three decades.(1,2) While Nigeria's outbreak is recognized as an …

edyth-parker

Molecular Analysis of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Group B Strains Isolated in Kenya Before and During the Emergence of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1

ABSTRACT Background We conducted a retrospective study to explore molecular insights into human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) group B strains among patients attending …

julia-wangui

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

We propose a new nomenclature for mpox virus lineages with sustained human-to-human transmission to improve tracking, communication and public health response.

christopher-ruis

Global genomic surveillance of monkeypox virus.

Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is endemic in western and Central Africa, and in May 2022, a clade IIb lineage (B.1) caused a global outbreak outside Africa, resulting in its detection in …

james-r.-otieno

Standardized Phylogenetic Classification of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus below the Subgroup Level

A globally implemented unified phylogenetic classification for human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) below the subgroup level remains elusive. We formulated global consensus of …

stephanie-goya

Phylogeography and reassortment patterns of human influenza A viruses in sub-Saharan Africa

The role of sub-Saharan Africa in the global spread of influenza viruses remains unclear due to insufficient spatiotemporal sequence data. Here, we analyzed 222 codon-complete …

d.-collins-owuor

An updated framework for SARS-CoV-2 variants reflects the unpredictability of viral evolution

The World Health Organization framework for tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants has been updated to reflect the continued evolution of the virus; this framework could be adapted for other …

lorenzo-subissi

Informing the pandemic response: the role of the WHO’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update

On 31 December 2019, the Municipal Health Commission of Wuhan, China, reported a cluster of atypical pneumonia cases. On 5 January 2020, the WHO publicly released a Disease …

juniorcaius-ikejezie