Emily Mantlo, Jessie D Trujillo, Natasha N Gaudreault, Igor Morozov, Charles E Lewis, Franco Matias-Ferreyra, Chester McDowell, Dashzeveg Bold, Taeyong Kwon, Konner Cool, Velmurugan Balaraman, Daniel Madden, Bianca Artiaga, Jayme Souza-Neto, Jeffrey B Doty, Mariano Carossino, Udeni Balasuriya, William C Wilson, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Lisa Hensley, Juergen A Richt
Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is a re-emerging zoonotic poxvirus responsible for producing skin lesions in humans. Endemic in sub-Saharan Africa, the 2022 outbreak with a clade IIb strain has resulted in ongoing sustained transmission of the virus worldwide. MPXV has a relatively wide host range, with infections reported in rodent and non-human primate species. However, the susceptibility of many domestic livestock species remains unknown. Here, we report on a susceptibility/transmission study in domestic pigs that were experimentally inoculated with a 2022 MPXV clade IIb isolate or served as sentinel contact control animals...
May 7, 2024: Emerging Microbes & Infections