Shotgun metagenomic sequencing of the first case of monkeypox virus in Brazil, 2022

Ingra Morales Claro, Camila Malta Romano, Darlan da Silva Candido, Evelyn Lepka de Lima, José Angelo Lauletta Lindoso, Mariana Severo Ramundo, Filipe Romero Rebello Moreira, Luiz Alberto Costa Barra, Luciana Marques Sansão Borges, Lucas Alberto Medeiros, Marcia Y S Tomishige, Tomas Moutinho, Anderson José Dias da Silva, Camila Cristina Martini Rodrigues, Luiz Cesar Fernandes de Azevedo, Lucy Santos Villas-Boas, Camila Alves Maia da Silva, Thaís Moura Coletti, Erika R Manuli, Aine O'TooleJoshua Quick, Nicholas Loman, Andrew Rambaut, Nuno R Faria, Claudia Figueiredo-Mello, Ester Cerdeira Sabino

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Abstract

Monkeypox virus (MPXV), a zoonotic virus endemic to the African continent, has been reported in 33 non-endemic countries since May 2022. We report an almost complete genome of the first confirmed case of MPXV in Brazil. Shotgun metagenomic sequencing was completed in 18 hours, from DNA extraction to consensus sequence generation.

Original languageEnglish
Number of pages4
JournalRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
Volume64
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Jun 2022

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • viral metagenomics
  • monkeypox virus
  • West African clade
  • genomic surveillance
  • Brazil

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