Monkeypox viral DNA detected in saliva, semen - CIDRAP

Indications of high viral loads were detected in all 12 saliva samples, and DNA was found in 7 of 9 semen samples.

A study published today in Eurosurveillance used 140 samples taken from 12 infected monkeypox patients in Barcelona, Spain, and found DNA of the poxvirus in semen, saliva, urine, and feces. Though t… [+2531 chars]

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