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ArticleNature communications2025

Genomic epidemiology of mpox virus during the 2022 outbreak in New York City.

Saymon Akther, Michelle Su, Jade C Wang, Helly Amin, Faten Taki, Nelson De La Cruz, Moinuddin Chowdhury, Tyler Clabby, Erik Kopping, Victoria E Ruiz and 13 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Saymon AktherBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA. sakther@health.nyc.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9084-9379
Michelle SuBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Jade C WangBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-0925
Helly AminBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Faten TakiBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Nelson De La CruzBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Moinuddin ChowdhuryBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Tyler ClabbyBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Erik KoppingBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Victoria E RuizBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0121-4727
Mindy LeelawongBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3702-2938
Julia LatashBureau of Communicable Diseases, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7606-2812
Kimberly JohnsonBureau of Hepatitis, HIV, and Sexually Transmitted Infections, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY, USA.
Jennifer BaumgartnerBureau of Communicable Diseases, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY, USA.
Marcia WongBureau of Communicable Diseases, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9239-9570
Aaron OlsenBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7206-7407
Randal C FowlerBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.
Jonathan E PekarBioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Jennifer L HavensBioinformatics and Systems Biology Graduate Program, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3095-5900
Tetyana I VasylyevaDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Joel O WertheimDepartment of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4882-5856
Scott HughesBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8882-2946
Enoma OmoregieBureau of Public Health Lab, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

San Diego Biomedical Informatics Education & Research (SABER)T15LM011271 · NLM · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI SHAMIM NEMATI · 2012 to 2026
$9.7M
NLM NIH HHS T15 LM011271
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

New York City (NYC) was a major hotspot during the 2022 multi-country Mpox virus (MPXV) outbreak in the U.S. To investigate the genomic characteristics of MPXV in NYC, we sequenced 1138 specimens from 758 individuals using PrimalSeq and Illumina technology and performed phylogenomic analyses alongside 2967 global MPXV sequences. Nextclade lineage assignment revealed a NYC-specific B.1.12 lineage, with phylogenetic analysis showing unique clusters in NYC and North America. MPXV lineage B-specific mutations were predominantly driven by APOBEC3 activity (53/58 mutations). APOBEC3-associated mutations were significantly higher in 2022 outbreak sequences compared to those before 2022. Intra-host genome diversity was investigated in individuals with multiple specimens (n = 360). This analysis showed that 6.4% of these individuals had distinct genomic profiles, with 4.2% likely due to co-infections with distinct MPXV strains. This study identified unique MPXV genomic profiles in NYC, estimated concurrent infections with multiple MPXV strains and emphasized the need for enhanced surveillance and public health strategies to address co-infections, especially through collaboration with labs, clinics, and community groups.

Indexed as

Disease OutbreaksGenome, ViralMonkeypox virusMpox, MonkeypoxAdolescentAdultFemaleGenomicsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMolecular EpidemiologyMutationNew York CityPhylogenyYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID40993147
PMCPMC12460763

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