The Geneva Center for Emerging Viral Diseases shared the results of the first sequencing of the monkeypox genome from Switzerland.
This important step will allow for further analysis and comparison of genome sequences from other countries. According to preliminary findings, the sequence of the virus in the first two cases in Switzerland is genetically related to cases reported in several other countries in the context of the current outbreak.
The complete viral sequence of monkeypox is now available. This differs less than 100 basis from the epidemic in 2017 (West African clan). https://t.co/4YBLqBxLUn
– Adam Fraise (@FraiseAdam) 30 May 2022
Scientists presented to the scientific community the complete DNA sequence of the monkeypox virus from the first two cases seen in Switzerland on 21 and 24 May 2022.
The team from the National Reference Laboratory for Emerging Viruses (CRIVE) shared this genome sequence via the Genbank platform.
Four cases of monkeypox were confirmed by PCR testing in Switzerland by the University Hospitals of Geneva Virology Laboratory (HUG), part of CRIVE commissioned by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) to monitor such events.
The genome, or all the genetic information, of the smallpox virus is made up of tens of thousands of nucleotides (the basic unit of deoxyribonucleic acid and RNA; these are the basic letters on which the genes are written, which transmit descriptions of the child). from the mother.). mother and father).
The virus sequence corresponds to a reading of these nucleotides, represented by letters for clarity. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test is required to obtain this sequence.
Then, using this information, scientists can track the virus and compare Swiss samples with those listed in other countries and enter test scopes for identification.
The first monkeypox genome sequence was sampled from Munich on 19 May 2022
Monkeypox virus isolate MPXV-BY-IMB25241, whole genome GenBank: ON568298.1 https://t.co/p3NladJTo9pic.twitter.com/xHaAdgrv7W
– Roland Baker 2.0 (@RolandBakerIII) 26 May 2022
These cases have risen to more than 400 since the first case was reported in the UK, continuing in many countries in Europe, South and North America and Australia, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It is part of a larger and more unusual epidemic. which proceeds to more confirmed cases. On May 7, 2022.
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