Identifying the Most Probable Mammal Reservoir Hosts for Monkeypox Virus Based on Ecological Niche Comparisons

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 15; no. 3; p. 727
• Main Authors: Curaudeau, Manon, Besombes, Camille, Nakouné, Emmanuel, Fontanet, Arnaud, Gessain, Antoine, Hassanin, Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 11.03.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Analysis; animal reservoir; Animals; basins; Disease transmission; Distribution; DNA viruses; ecological niche model; Ecosystem; evergreen forests; Geographical distribution; georeferencing; Host-virus relationships; Humans; Laboratories; Life Sciences; Mammals; Monkeypox; Monkeypox virus; Mpox; Mpox (monkeypox) - diagnosis; museums; National parks; Niche overlap; niches; Rainforests; Sciuridae; Species; tropical Africa; Viruses; France; Liberia; Gabon; Cameroon; United States > US; West Africa; Africa; Denmark; Sierra Leone; Ghana; Central Africa; Nigeria; animal reservoir; tropical Africa; ecological niche model; Sciuridae; Monkeypox; evergreen forests

Previous human cases or epidemics have suggested that Monkeypox virus (MPXV) can be transmitted through contact with animals of African rainforests. Although MPXV has been identified in many mammal species, most are likely secondary hosts, and the reservoir host has yet to be discovered. In this stu...