Squirrel reservoirs of monkeypox virus are sister species separated by the Sanaga River (Cameroon), as are the two main viral clades

Squirrel reservoirs of monkeypox virus are sister species separated by the Sanaga River (Cameroon), as are the two main viral clades

Monkeypox is an emerging infectious disease of unclear zoonotic origin in Africa although increasing evidence suggests that rope squirrels are reservoirs of the monkeypox virus (MPXV).Here, we describe new data on the systematics of rope squirrels (Sciuridae, Funisciurus). Our molecular phylogeny st...

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Main Authors: Manon Curaudeau, Julian Kerbis Peterhans, Thomas Le Flanchec, Emmanuel Gilissen, Laurent Granjon, Lison Barale, Antoine Gessain, Alexandre Hassanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-12-01
Series:One Health
Subjects:
Monkeypox virus
Reservoir host
One health
Animal systematics
Funisciurus
Coevolution
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001934
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