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Detection of mpox clade Ib nucleic-acids in wastewater solids at 147 wastewater treatment plants across the United States

Boehm, A.; Wolfe, M. K.; Bidwell, A.; White, B.; Shelden, B.; Duong, D.

2025-02-21 epidemiology
10.1101/2025.02.19.25322452 medRxiv
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We used a sensitive, specific PCR assay to detect mpox clade Ib DNA in over 3000 wastewater samples collected prospectively across the United States. Mpox clade Ib DNA was detected in one sample from a location with a confirmed case; it was not detected in locations with no confirmed cases.

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